Battle of Britain

1969 PG-13 2h 12m

6.9 / 10 344

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6.9/10

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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

Writers

James Kennaway Derek Wood Derek Dempster

Stars

Harry Andrews Michael Caine Trevor Howard

Harry Andrews

Senior Civil Servant

Michael Caine

Squadron Leader Canfield

Trevor Howard

Air Vice Marshal Keith Park

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

Robert Flemyng

Wing Cmdr. Willoughby

Willoughby's Assistant Controller

W.G. Foxley

Squadron Leader Evans

Senior Air Staff Officer

General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff

Field Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe)

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Malte Petzel

Col. Beppo Schmidt (Luftwaffe Intelligence)

Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

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Hein Riess

Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring

NCO in Plotting Room (uncredited)

Radar Officer (uncredited)

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Hilda Barry

Old Lady (uncredited)

Civilian Watching German Bomber Crash (uncredited)

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A. J. Brown

Air Observer (uncredited)

Woman in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

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Mary Burleigh

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Bill Burns

RAF Officer (uncredited)

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Pauline Chamberlain

Woman in Church Hall Shelter (uncredited)

Massimo Ciprari

German Soldier (uncredited)

Günter Clemens

Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

John Comer

Policeman (uncredited)

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Les Conrad

RAF Sergeant (uncredited)

Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Basil Dignam

Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)

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Eric Dodson

RAF Officer (uncredited)

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Jim Dowdall

German Pilot (uncredited)

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Gareth Forwood

Alistair (uncredited)

RAF Ground Crew (uncredited)

Brian Grellis

RAF Cpl. Ernie (uncredited)

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Michael Guest

General Staff Officer (uncredited)

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Barry Halliday

'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

ADC to Hitler (uncredited)

Pat Heywood

WRAF Cpl. Seymour (uncredited)

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Stuart Hoyle

'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

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Desmond Jordan

General Staff Officer (uncredited)

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Geoffrey King

Air Observer (uncredited)

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Jack Le White

Archie's Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Radar Operator (uncredited)

Reg Lye

Workman (uncredited)

David McKail

Lac Arnold (uncredited)

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Harald Meister

Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Civilian (uncredited)

Hilary Minster

Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

Ingo Mogendorf

Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

Richard Morant

Replacement Pilot - Red Section 'Red 2' (uncredited)

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Richardson Morgan

British Embassy Valet (uncredited)

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Steve Morley

Boy Watching Archie's Parachute Landing (uncredited)

Air Observer (uncredited)

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Norman Morris

RAF Sergeant in Shelter (uncredited)

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Douglas Nottage

Sergeant Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Hugo Panczak

Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

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Clifford Parrish

Kelly's Butler (uncredited)

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Eileen Peel

Lady Kelly (uncredited)

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David Quilter

'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

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Pam Rose

WAF in the Plotting Room (uncredited)

George Roubicek

Sergeant Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

John Savident

RAF Officer (uncredited)

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Clive Scott

'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Soldier at Self-Propelled Gun (uncredited)

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Sadie Slade

Radio Operator (uncredited)

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Kathleen St John

Old Lady (uncredited)

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Philip Stewart

Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

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Frank Sussman

ADC in Intelligence Maps Office (uncredited)

Nick Tate

RAF Pilot (uncredited)

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John Tatham

Fighter Command Officer (uncredited)

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Reg Thomason

RAF Sergeant (uncredited)

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Chris Tranchell

'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Peasant Boy (uncredited)

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Rosetta Tropea

Peasant Girl (uncredited)

Michael Trubshawe

Air Observer (uncredited)

Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

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Mickey Varey

Rescue Worker (uncredited)

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Dagobert Walter

Hans Falke (uncredited)

David Webb

RAF Officer (uncredited)

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Peter Wesp

Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Alister Williamson

Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

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Fred Wood

Rescue Worker (uncredited)

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User Reviews 2

Geronimo1967 13 Apr 2024

7/10

It's 1940 and the ebullient Reichsmarschall (Hein Riess) arrives in his powder blue uniform to inspire his invincible Luftwaffe in their imminent reduction of the RAF to a pile of bombed out aerodromes and blazing aircraft. Across the channel, Sir Hugh Dowding (Sir Laurence Olivier) is trying to organise His Majesty's forces - outnumbered by something like four to one, to thwart that ambition. The...

John Chard 14 Apr 2020

7/10

Stirring chest beater for those prepared to indulge. You don't need me to give you a history lesson here, Battle Of Britain, much like 98% of all war movies is a glossed up extension of an historical event, if you want history then go read all the serious historian comments instead. Wanna read about a film? OK, Battle Of Britain is something of a frustrating love of mine, I'm not one to be ...