Battle of Britain (1969) movie poster

Battle of Britain (1969)

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

132 minWarHistoryActionDrama

TMDb6.8/10354 votes

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.

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Guy Hamilton

Cast

Harry Andrews as Senior Civil Servant

Harry Andrews

Senior Civil Servant

Michael Caine as Squadron Leader Canfield

Michael Caine

Squadron Leader Canfield

Trevor Howard as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park

Trevor Howard

Air Vice Marshal Keith Park

Curd Jürgens as Baron von Richter

Curd Jürgens

Baron von Richter

Ian McShane as Sgt. Pilot Andy

Ian McShane

Sgt. Pilot Andy

Kenneth More as Group Capt. Baker

Kenneth More

Group Capt. Baker

Laurence Olivier as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Laurence Olivier

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Nigel Patrick as Group Capt. Hope

Nigel Patrick

Group Capt. Hope

Christopher Plummer as Squadron Leader Colin Harvey

Christopher Plummer

Squadron Leader Colin Harvey

Michael Redgrave as Air Vice Marshal Evill

Michael Redgrave

Air Vice Marshal Evill

Ralph Richardson as Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland

Ralph Richardson

Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland

Robert Shaw as Squadron Leader Skipper

Robert Shaw

Squadron Leader Skipper

Patrick Wymark as Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory

Patrick Wymark

Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory

Susannah York as Section Officer Maggie Harvey

Susannah York

Section Officer Maggie Harvey

Keywords

Plot:raf (royal air force)based on true storyaerial combatbritish historyairfieldspitfire pilotsluftwaffefighter pilotspilotsaerial attackairplanes

Time:world war ii1940s

Place:battle of britain

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