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Battle of Britain
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.
1969 · Directed by Guy Hamilton · 132 min · War · History · Action · Drama · 13 frames
Tagline
Never was so much owed by so many to so few.
Crew
- Screenplay: James Kennaway, Wilfred Greatorex
- Cinematography: Freddie Young
- Edited by: Bert Bates
- Music: Ron Goodwin
- Produced by: Benjamin Fisz, Harry Saltzman
Cast
- Harry Andrews as Senior Civil Servant
- Michael Caine as Squadron Leader Canfield
- Trevor Howard as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
- Curd Jürgens as Baron von Richter
- Ian McShane as Sgt. Pilot Andy
- Kenneth More as Group Capt. Baker
- Laurence Olivier as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
- Nigel Patrick as Group Capt. Hope
- Christopher Plummer as Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
- Michael Redgrave as Air Vice Marshal Evill
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: German, French, Polish, English
- Studios: Spitfire Productions, United Artists
- Budget: $12,000,000
- Themes: raf (royal air force), world war ii, based on true story, aerial combat, british history, airfield, 1940s, battle of britain, spitfire pilots, luftwaffe
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