Battle of Britain

1969

2h 12m

6.9

6.9/10

341 votes • View on IMDb

War History Action

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

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $12,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Spitfire Productions United Artists

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Spoken Languages

German French Polish English

Keywords

raf (royal air force) world war ii based on true story aerial combat british history airfield 1940s battle of britain spitfire pilots luftwaffe fighter pilots pilots aerial attack airplanes

Quick Facts

Release Date	September 15, 1969
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0064072

Cast

Harry Andrews

Senior Civil Servant

Michael Caine

Squadron Leader Canfield

Trevor Howard

Air Vice Marshal Keith Park

Curd Jürgens

Baron von Richter

Ian McShane

Sgt. Pilot Andy

Kenneth More

Group Capt. Baker

Laurence Olivier

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Nigel Patrick

Group Capt. Hope

Christopher Plummer

Squadron Leader Colin Harvey

Michael Redgrave

Air Vice Marshal Evill

Ralph Richardson

Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland

Robert Shaw

Squadron Leader Skipper

Key Crew

Guy Hamilton

Director

James Kennaway

Screenplay

Benjamin Fisz

Producer

Harry Saltzman