Battle of Britain (1969)

Name: Battle of Britain
Genre: War, History, Action, Drama
Released: 1969-09-15
Duration: 132 min
Cast: Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Curd Jürgens, Ian McShane

Never was so much owed by so many to so few.

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.

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Released 1969-09-15 · 132 min · War, History, Action, Drama

Directed by Guy Hamilton

Cast

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 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