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.| Status: | Released (1969-09-15) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | James Kennaway, Wilfred Greatorex, Derek Dempster |
| Productions: | Spitfire Productions, United Artists |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | Deutsch, Français, Polski, English |
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- 19463: Harry Andrews - Senior Civil Servant
- 3895: Michael Caine - Squadron Leader Canfield
- 12726: Trevor Howard - Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
- 10459: Curd Jürgens - Baron von Richter
- 6972: Ian McShane - Sgt. Pilot Andy
- 67676: Kenneth More - Group Capt. Baker
- 3359: Laurence Olivier - Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
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Reviews
John Chard
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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 inste ....
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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) ....
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