Battle of Britain

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.

Release date

Sep 15, 1969

Rating

6.848 / 10

Runtime

2 hours 12 minutes

Genres

War
History
Action

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
Robert Flemyng
As Wing Cmdr. Willoughby
Isla Blair
As Mrs. Andy
Barry Foster
As Sqd. Leader Edwards
John Baskcomb
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As Farmer
Edward Fox
As Pilot Officer Archie
Tom Chatto
No picture available
As Willoughby's Assistant Controller
W.G. Foxley
As Squadron Leader Evans
James Cosmo
As Jamie
David Griffin
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As Sgt. Pilot Chris
Jack Gwillim
As Senior Air Staff Officer
André Maranne
As French NCO
Myles Hoyle
No picture available
As Peter
Anthony Nicholls
As Minister
Duncan Lamont
As Flight Sgt. Arthur
Nicholas Pennell
No picture available
As Simon
Sarah Lawson
As Skipper's Wife
Andrzej Scibor
No picture available
As Ox
Mark Malicz
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As Pasco
Jean Wladon
As Jean Jacques
Wilfried von Aacken
As Gen. Osterkamp
Reinhard Horras
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As Bruno
Karl-Otto Alberty
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As General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff
Helmut Kircher
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As Boehm
Alexander Allerson
No picture available
As Maj. Brandt
Paul Neuhaus
No picture available
As Maj. Föhn
Dietrich Frauboes
No picture available
As Field Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe)
Malte Petzel
No picture available
As Col. Beppo Schmidt (Luftwaffe Intelligence)
Alf Jungermann
No picture available
As Brandt's Navigator
Manfred Reddemann
No picture available
As Maj. Falke
Peter Hager
No picture available
As Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Hein Riess
No picture available
As Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring
Wolf Harnisch
No picture available
As Gen. Fink
Rolf Stiefel
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As Adolf Hitler
Nikki Van der Zyl
As Dubbing (voice)
Tony Allen
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As NCO in Plotting Room (uncredited)
Paul Angelis
As Albert (uncredited)
Graham Armitage
No picture available
As Radar Officer (uncredited)
Hilda Barry
No picture available
As Old Lady (uncredited)
Kate Binchy
No picture available
As Grace (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
No picture available
As Civilian Watching German Bomber Crash (uncredited)
A. J. Brown
No picture available
As Air Observer (uncredited)
Daniel Brown
No picture available
As Refugee (uncredited)
Fay Bura
No picture available
As Woman in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)
Mary Burleigh
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As Minor Role (uncredited)
Bill Burns
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As RAF Officer (uncredited)
Pauline Chamberlain
No picture available
As Woman in Church Hall Shelter (uncredited)
Massimo Ciprari
As German Soldier (uncredited)
Günter Clemens
As Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
John Comer
As Policeman (uncredited)
Les Conrad
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As RAF Sergeant (uncredited)
Victor Croxford
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As Refugee (uncredited)
George Curtis
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As Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)
Basil Dignam
As Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)
Eric Dodson
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As RAF Officer (uncredited)
Jim Dowdall
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As German Pilot (uncredited)
Hugh Elton
No picture available
As Docker (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
No picture available
As Soldier (uncredited)
Meriel Forbes
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As Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Gareth Forwood
As Alistair (uncredited)
Paddy Frost
No picture available
As Edith (uncredited)
Hugh Futcher
No picture available
As RAF Ground Crew (uncredited)
Brian Grellis
As RAF Cpl. Ernie (uncredited)
Michael Guest
No picture available
As General Staff Officer (uncredited)
Barry Halliday
No picture available
As 'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)
Paul Hansard
As Karl (uncredited)
Vincent Harding
No picture available
As ADC to Hitler (uncredited)
Pat Heywood
As WRAF Cpl. Seymour (uncredited)
Stuart Hoyle
No picture available
As 'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)
Desmond Jordan
No picture available
As General Staff Officer (uncredited)
Geoffrey King
No picture available
As Air Observer (uncredited)
Jack Le White
No picture available
As Archie's Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Illona Linthwaite
No picture available
As Wendy (uncredited)
Maureen Lipman
As Radar Operator (uncredited)
Reg Lye
As Workman (uncredited)
David McKail
As Lac Arnold (uncredited)
Harald Meister
No picture available
As Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)
Rosalind Mendleson
No picture available
As Refugee (uncredited)
George Merritt
As Civilian (uncredited)
Hilary Minster
As Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
Ingo Mogendorf
No picture available
As Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
Richard Morant
As Replacement Pilot - Red Section 'Red 2' (uncredited)
Richardson Morgan
No picture available
As British Embassy Valet (uncredited)
Steve Morley
No picture available
As Boy Watching Archie's Parachute Landing (uncredited)
Christopher Morris
No picture available
As Boy (uncredited)
Geoffrey Morris
No picture available
As Air Observer (uncredited)
Norman Morris
No picture available
As RAF Sergeant in Shelter (uncredited)
Douglas Nottage
No picture available
As Sergeant Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)
Hugo Panczak
As Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
Clifford Parrish
No picture available
As Kelly's Butler (uncredited)
Eileen Peel
No picture available
As Lady Kelly (uncredited)
David Quilter
No picture available
As 'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)
Pam Rose
No picture available
As WAF in the Plotting Room (uncredited)
George Roubicek
No picture available
As Sergeant Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
John Savident
As RAF Officer (uncredited)
Clive Scott
No picture available
As 'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)
Jack Sharp
No picture available
As Old Man (uncredited)
Albert Shepherd
No picture available
As Soldier at Self-Propelled Gun (uncredited)
Sadie Slade
No picture available
As Radio Operator (uncredited)
Kathleen St John
No picture available
As Old Lady (uncredited)
Philip Stewart
No picture available
As Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)
Frank Sussman
No picture available
As ADC in Intelligence Maps Office (uncredited)
Nick Tate
As RAF Pilot (uncredited)
John Tatham
No picture available
As Fighter Command Officer (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
No picture available
As RAF Sergeant (uncredited)
Chris Tranchell
No picture available
As 'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)
Joseph Tregonino
No picture available
As Refugee (uncredited)
Paul Tropea
No picture available
As Peasant Boy (uncredited)
Rosetta Tropea
No picture available
As Peasant Girl (uncredited)
Michael Trubshawe
As Air Observer (uncredited)
Alan Tucker
As Charlie (uncredited)
Franz Van Norde
No picture available
As Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)
Mickey Varey
No picture available
As Rescue Worker (uncredited)
Dagobert Walter
No picture available
As Hans Falke (uncredited)
David Webb
As RAF Officer (uncredited)
Peter Wesp
No picture available
As Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)
Alister Williamson
As Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
Fred Wood
No picture available
As Rescue Worker (uncredited)

Crew

Bert Bates
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Role: Editor
James Kennaway
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Role: Screenplay
Derek Wood
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Role: Novel
Guy Hamilton
Role: Director
Derek Dempster
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Role: Novel
Maude Spector
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Role: Casting
Harry Saltzman
Role: Producer
Freddie Young
Role: Director of Photography
Benjamin Fisz
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Role: Producer
Ron Goodwin
No picture available
Role: Original Music Composer
Eric Allwright
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Role: Makeup Artist
John Wilson-Apperson
No picture available
Role: Costume Supervisor
George Frost
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Role: Makeup Artist
William Hutchinson
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Role: Art Direction
Bert Davey
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Role: Art Direction
Jack Maxsted
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Role: Art Direction
Gil Parrondo
Role: Art Direction
Claude Hudson
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Role: Production Manager
Wally Veevers
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Role: Special Effects
Ray Caple
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Role: Special Effects
Cliff Richardson
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Role: Special Effects
Sydney Streeter
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Role: Production Supervisor
Maurice Carter
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Role: Supervising Art Director
Glen Robinson
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Role: Special Effects
Teddy Mason
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Role: Sound Editor
John Wilson-Apperson
No picture available
Role: Wardrobe Supervisor
Derek Cracknell
Role: First Assistant Director
John Jordan
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Role: Aerial Camera
Colin Grimes
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Role: Storyboard Artist
Gordon Everett
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Role: Sound
Alan Quested
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Role: Visual Effects
George Pearman
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Role: Electrician
Bernard Williams
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Role: Production Manager
Elaine Schreyeck
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Role: Continuity
Jim Shields
No picture available
Role: Sound Editor
David Bracknell
No picture available
Role: Second Unit Director
Maurice Binder
Role: Main Title Designer
Carl Duering
Role: Casting
A. G. Scott
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Role: Hairdresser
Gordon K. McCallum
No picture available
Role: Sound
Jimmy Spoard
No picture available
Role: Grip
Agustín Pastor
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Role: Production Manager
Skeets Kelly
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Role: Aerial Camera
Robert Huke
No picture available
Role: Second Unit Director of Photography
Wilfred Greatorex
No picture available
Role: Screenplay
David James
No picture available
Role: Still Photographer
John Palmer
No picture available
Role: Associate Producer
Lionel Couch
No picture available
Role: Art Direction
Colin Arthur
Role: Assistant Makeup Artist
Denis Johnson Jr
No picture available
Role: Unit Production Manager
Vincent Winter
No picture available
Role: Second Unit First Assistant Director
Dickie Bamber
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Role: First Assistant Director
Terence A. Clegg
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Role: Second Unit First Assistant Director
Mike Gowans
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Role: Second Assistant Director
Richard Jenkins
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Role: Second Assistant Director
Garth Thomas
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Role: First Assistant Director
Brian Ackland-Snow
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Role: Draughtsman
Terry Ackland-Snow
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Role: Draughtsman
William Alexander
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Role: Draughtsman
Paddy Bennett
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Role: Props
Dennis Bosher
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Role: Draughtsman
Timothy Bryan
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Role: Set Dresser
Vernon Dixon
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Role: Set Dresser
Roy Dorman
No picture available
Role: Assistant Art Director
John Fenner
No picture available
Role: Draughtsman
Michael Guyett
No picture available
Role: Scenic Artist
Charles Hammerton
No picture available
Role: Construction Manager
Julián Martín
No picture available
Role: Painter
Peter Melrose
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Role: Scenic Artist
Francisco Prósper
No picture available
Role: Construction Coordinator
Tony Reading
No picture available
Role: Set Dresser
Norman Reynolds
No picture available
Role: Assistant Art Director
Tony Rimmington
No picture available
Role: Assistant Art Director
John Siddall
No picture available
Role: Assistant Art Director
Ken Softley
No picture available
Role: Construction Manager
Alan Tomkins
No picture available
Role: Assistant Art Director
Gus Walker
No picture available
Role: Construction Manager
Peter Wallis
No picture available
Role: Props
Frank Willson
No picture available
Role: Assistant Art Director
Ron Davis
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Role: Assistant Sound Editor
Pat Gilbert
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Role: Assistant Sound Editor
Ken Reynolds
No picture available
Role: Boom Operator
Donald C. Rogers
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Role: Sound
Trevor Rutherford
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Role: Boom Operator
Wally Armitage
No picture available
Role: Special Effects
Ron Burton
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Role: Special Effects Assistant
Peter Dawson
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Role: Special Effects Assistant
Rodney Fuller
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Role: Special Effects Assistant
George Gibbs
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Role: Special Effects Assistant
Jimmy Harris
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Role: Special Effects
Peter Hutchinson
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Role: Special Effects Assistant
Garth Inns
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Role: Special Effects
Robert Nugent
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Role: Special Effects
Pablo Pérez
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Role: Special Effects Coordinator
Roy Whybrow
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Role: Special Effects
John Richardson
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Role: Special Effects Assistant
Brian Warner
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Role: Special Effects Assistant
Del Baker
Role: Stunts
Nosher Powell
Role: Stunts
Chic Anstiss
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Role: Camera Operator
Robin Browne
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Role: Focus Puller
Terry Cole
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Role: Focus Puller
Trevor Coop
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Role: Clapper Loader
Arkadi De Rakoff
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Role: Clapper Loader
Brian Ellis
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Role: Assistant Camera
Keith Hamshere
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Role: Still Photographer
Dudley Lovell
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Role: Camera Operator
John Morgan
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Role: Focus Puller
Bob Penn
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Role: Still Photographer
Mike Rutter
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Role: Focus Puller
Danny Shelmerdine
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Role: Clapper Loader
Jack Thetford
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Role: Electrician
Brenda Dabbs
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Role: Wardrobe Master
Richard Pointing
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Role: Wardrobe Assistant
Paul Vachon
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Role: Wardrobe Assistant
Timothy Gee
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Role: First Assistant Editor
Len Lee
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Role: Location Manager
Ron Goodwin
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Role: Conductor
William Walton
Role: Additional Music
June Faithfull
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Role: Continuity
Joan Kirk
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Role: Continuity
Josephine Knowles
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Role: Continuity
David Bracknell
No picture available
Role: Aerial Coordinator
Larry Belling
No picture available
Role: Unit Publicist
Len Cave
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Role: Production Accountant
Derrick Norwood
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Role: Assistant Accountant

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