Battle of Britain
“Never was so much owed by so many to so few.”
1969•G•2h 12m•6.8•Released
WarHistoryActionDrama
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.
Director
Guy Hamilton
Writer
James Kennaway, Wilfred Greatorex
Budget
$12M
Languages
German, French, Polish
Studio
Spitfire Productions
Cast
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
Patrick Wymark
Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Susannah York
Section Officer Maggie Harvey
Michael Bates
Warrant Officer Warwick
Production
Company
Spitfire Productions
Company
United Artists
Producer
Benjamin Fisz
Producer
Harry Saltzman
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