Battle of Britain

War | History

6.9

Release Date

September 15, 1969

Duration

132 min

Status

Released

Language

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 the Nazi invasion of Britain.

Casts

Senior Civil Servant

Harry Andrews

Squadron Leader Canfield

Michael Caine

Air Vice Marshal Keith Park

Trevor Howard

Baron von Richter

Curd Jürgens

Sgt. Pilot Andy

Ian McShane

Group Capt. Baker

Kenneth More

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Laurence Olivier

Group Capt. Hope

Nigel Patrick

Squadron Leader Colin Harvey

Christopher Plummer

Air Vice Marshal Evill

Michael Redgrave

Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland

Ralph Richardson

Squadron Leader Skipper

Robert Shaw

Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory

Patrick Wymark

Section Officer Maggie Harvey

Susannah York

Warrant Officer Warwick

Michael Bates

Wing Cmdr. Willoughby

Robert Flemyng

Mrs. Andy

Isla Blair

Sqd. Leader Edwards

Barry Foster

Farmer

John Baskcomb

Pilot Officer Archie

Edward Fox

Willoughby's Assistant Controller

Tom Chatto

Squadron Leader Evans

W.G. Foxley

Jamie

James Cosmo

Sgt. Pilot Chris

David Griffin

Senior Air Staff Officer

Jack Gwillim

French NCO

André Maranne

Peter

Myles Hoyle

Minister

Anthony Nicholls

Flight Sgt. Arthur

Duncan Lamont

Simon

Nicholas Pennell

Skipper's Wife

Sarah Lawson

Ox

Andrzej Scibor

Pasco

Mark Malicz

Jean Jacques

Jean Wladon

Gen. Osterkamp

Wilfried von Aacken

Bruno

Reinhard Horras

General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff

Karl-Otto Alberty

Boehm

Helmut Kircher

Maj. Brandt

Alexander Allerson

Maj. Föhn

Paul Neuhaus

Field Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe)

Dietrich Frauboes

Col. Beppo Schmidt (Luftwaffe Intelligence)

Malte Petzel

Brandt's Navigator

Alf Jungermann

Maj. Falke

Manfred Reddemann

Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

Peter Hager

Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring

Hein Riess

Gen. Fink

Wolf Harnisch

Adolf Hitler

Rolf Stiefel

Dubbing (voice)

Nikki Van der Zyl

NCO in Plotting Room (uncredited)

Tony Allen

Albert (uncredited)

Paul Angelis

Radar Officer (uncredited)

Graham Armitage

Old Lady (uncredited)

Hilda Barry

French Soldier / RAF Pilot (uncredited)

Roy Beck

Grace (uncredited)

Kate Binchy

Civilian Watching German Bomber Crash (uncredited)

Ernest Blyth

Air Observer (uncredited)

A. J. Brown

Refugee (uncredited)

Daniel Brown

Woman in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Fay Bura

Minor Role (uncredited)

Mary Burleigh

RAF Officer (uncredited)

Bill Burns

Woman in Church Hall Shelter (uncredited)

Pauline Chamberlain

German Soldier (uncredited)

Massimo Ciprari

Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

Günter Clemens

Policeman (uncredited)

John Comer

RAF Sergeant (uncredited)

Les Conrad

Refugee (uncredited)

Victor Croxford

Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

George Curtis

Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)

Basil Dignam

RAF Officer (uncredited)

Eric Dodson

German Pilot (uncredited)

Jim Dowdall

Docker (uncredited)

Hugh Elton

Soldier (uncredited)

Harry Fielder

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Meriel Forbes

Alistair (uncredited)

Gareth Forwood

Edith (uncredited)

Paddy Frost

RAF Ground Crew (uncredited)

Hugh Futcher

RAF Cpl. Ernie (uncredited)

Brian Grellis

General Staff Officer (uncredited)

Michael Guest

'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Barry Halliday

Karl (uncredited)

Paul Hansard

ADC to Hitler (uncredited)

Vincent Harding

WRAF Cpl. Seymour (uncredited)

Pat Heywood

'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Stuart Hoyle

General Staff Officer (uncredited)

Desmond Jordan

Air Observer (uncredited)

Geoffrey King

Archie's Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Jack Le White

Woman in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Aileen Lewis

Wendy (uncredited)

Illona Linthwaite

Radar Operator (uncredited)

Maureen Lipman

Workman (uncredited)

Reg Lye

Lac Arnold (uncredited)

David McKail

Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Harald Meister

Refugee (uncredited)

Rosalind Mendleson

Civilian (uncredited)

George Merritt

Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

Hilary Minster

Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

Ingo Mogendorf

Replacement Pilot - Red Section 'Red 2' (uncredited)

Richard Morant

British Embassy Valet (uncredited)

Richardson Morgan

Boy Watching Archie's Parachute Landing (uncredited)

Steve Morley

Boy (uncredited)

Christopher Morris

Air Observer (uncredited)

Geoffrey Morris

RAF Sergeant in Shelter (uncredited)

Norman Morris

Sergeant Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Douglas Nottage

Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

Hugo Panczak

Kelly's Butler (uncredited)

Clifford Parrish

Lady Kelly (uncredited)

Eileen Peel

'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

David Quilter

WAF in the Plotting Room (uncredited)

Pam Rose

Sergeant Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

George Roubicek

RAF Officer (uncredited)

John Savident

'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Clive Scott

Old Man (uncredited)

Jack Sharp

Soldier at Self-Propelled Gun (uncredited)

Albert Shepherd

Radio Operator (uncredited)

Sadie Slade

Old Lady (uncredited)

Kathleen St John

Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Philip Stewart

ADC in Intelligence Maps Office (uncredited)

Frank Sussman

RAF Pilot (uncredited)

Nick Tate

Fighter Command Officer (uncredited)

John Tatham

RAF Sergeant (uncredited)

Reg Thomason

'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Chris Tranchell

Refugee (uncredited)

Joseph Tregonino

Peasant Boy (uncredited)

Paul Tropea

Peasant Girl (uncredited)

Rosetta Tropea

Air Observer (uncredited)

Michael Trubshawe

Charlie (uncredited)

Alan Tucker

Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Franz Van Norde

Rescue Worker (uncredited)

Mickey Varey

Hans Falke (uncredited)

Dagobert Walter

RAF Officer (uncredited)

David Webb

Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Peter Wesp

Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

Alister Williamson

Rescue Worker (uncredited)

Fred Wood