Bomber Harris

Bomber Harris

85 mins | Drama, War | Sept. 3, 1989

Biography of Arthur Harris (aka "Bomber Harris") of RAF Bomber Command, during WW2 - in particular his strategy of heavy bomber "Millenium Raids" on German cities.

Bomber Harris

85 mins | Drama, War | Sept. 3, 1989

Bomber Harris
Biography of Arthur Harris (aka "Bomber Harris") of RAF Bomber Command, during WW2 - in particular his strategy of heavy bomber "Millenium Raids" on German cities.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers BBC
Original title Bomber Harris
Directors Michael Darlow
Writers Stuart Griffiths, Don Shaw

Cast

John Thaw

as Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris

Robert Hardy

as Winston Churchill

Frederick Treves

as Sir Charles Portal

Bernard Kay

as A.M. Sir Robert Saundby

Sophie Thompson

as Jillie Harris

Phil Brown

as Lord Beaverbrook

David Healy

as Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker USAAF

John Nettleton

as Wing Commander Harry Weldon

David Quilter

as Principal Medical Officer

William Kerwin

as Fred Walsh

Ronald Fletcher

as BBC Newsreader

Richard Heffer

as Group Captain Davidson

Roy Spencer

as Magnus Spence

Bob Sherman

as Gen. Carl Spaatz