Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain (1969)

Never was so much owed by so many to so few.

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.

Date of release
1969-09-15
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (368)
Runtime
2h 12m
Genres
War, History, Action, Drama
Director
Guy Hamilton

Casting

  • Harry Andrews — Senior Civil Servant
  • Michael Caine — Squadron Leader Canfield
  • Trevor Howard — Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
  • Curd Jürgens — Baron von Richter
  • Ian McShane — Sgt. Pilot Andy
  • Kenneth More — Group Capt. Baker
  • Laurence Olivier — Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
  • Nigel Patrick — Group Capt. Hope
  • Christopher Plummer — Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
  • Michael Redgrave — Air Vice Marshal Evill
  • Ralph Richardson — Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
  • Robert Shaw — Squadron Leader Skipper

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