Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

132 mins | Drama, Action, War, History | Sept. 15, 1969

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 the Nazi invasion of Britain.

Battle of Britain

132 mins | Drama, Action, War, History | Sept. 15, 1969

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 the Nazi invasion of Britain.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers United Artists, Spitfire Productions
Original title Battle of Britain
Directors Derek Cracknell, Elaine Schreyeck, David Bracknell, Guy Hamilton
Writers Derek Wood, James Kennaway, Wilfred Greatorex, Derek Dempster

Cast

Michael Caine

as Squadron Leader Canfield

Trevor Howard

as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park

Harry Andrews

as Senior Civil Servant

Curd Jürgens

as Baron von Richter

Ian McShane

as Sgt. Pilot Andy

Laurence Olivier

as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Christopher Plummer

as Squadron Leader Colin Harvey

Kenneth More

as Group Capt. Baker

Nigel Patrick

as Group Capt. Hope

Michael Redgrave

as Air Vice Marshal Evill

Ralph Richardson

as Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland

Robert Shaw

as Squadron Leader Skipper

Patrick Wymark

as Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory

Susannah York

as Section Officer Maggie Harvey

Michael Bates

as Warrant Officer Warwick

Robert Flemyng

as Wing Cmdr. Willoughby

Edward Fox

as Pilot Officer Archie

W.G. Foxley

as Squadron Leader Evans

Barry Foster

as Sqd. Leader Edwards

James Cosmo

as Jamie

Jack Gwillim

as Senior Air Staff Officer

Wilfried von Aacken

as Gen. Osterkamp

Karl-Otto Alberty

as General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff

Helmut Kircher

as Boehm

Paul Neuhaus

as Maj. Föhn

Dietrich Frauboes

as Field Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe)

Malte Petzel

as Col. Beppo Schmidt (Luftwaffe Intelligence)

Peter Hager

as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

Hein Riess

as Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring

Rolf Stiefel

as Adolf Hitler

Manfred Reddemann

as Maj. Falke

Alexander Allerson

as Maj. Brandt

Alf Jungermann

as Brandt's Navigator

Jean Wladon

as Jean Jacques