Battle of Britain
Never was so much owed by so many to so few.
1969 · 2h 12m · G
Action, Drama, History, War
Directed by
Guy Hamilton
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Battle of Britain
Overview
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 and cast
- Guy Hamilton Director
- 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 Cast
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