War History Action
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.
Directed by
Guy Hamilton
Michael Caine
Squadron Leader Canfield
Ian McShane
Sgt. Pilot Andy
Christopher Plummer
Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
Robert Shaw
Squadron Leader Skipper
James Cosmo
Jamie
Edward Fox
Pilot Officer Archie
Laurence Olivier
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Günter Clemens
Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
Kenneth More
Group Capt. Baker
Duncan Lamont
Flight Sgt. Arthur
John Savident
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Barry Foster
Sqd. Leader Edwards
Michael Bates
Warrant Officer Warwick
Alan Tucker
Charlie (uncredited)
David McKail
Lac Arnold (uncredited)
Susannah York
Section Officer Maggie Harvey
Reg Lye
Workman (uncredited)
Curd Jürgens
Baron von Richter
Harry Andrews
Senior Civil Servant
Trevor Howard
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
Nick Tate
RAF Pilot (uncredited)
Richard Morant
Replacement Pilot - Red Section 'Red 2' (uncredited)
Maureen Lipman
Radar Operator (uncredited)
Patrick Wymark
Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Michael Redgrave
Air Vice Marshal Evill
Ralph Richardson
Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
Isla Blair
Mrs. Andy
Pat Heywood
WRAF Cpl. Seymour (uncredited)
Paul Angelis
Albert (uncredited)
Basil Dignam
Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)
John Comer
Policeman (uncredited)
André Maranne
French NCO
Sarah Lawson
Skipper's Wife
Jack Gwillim
Senior Air Staff Officer
David Webb
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Hilary Minster
Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
George Merritt
Civilian (uncredited)
Alister Williamson
Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
Robert Flemyng
Wing Cmdr. Willoughby
Jean Wladon
Jean Jacques
Gareth Forwood
Alistair (uncredited)
Michael Trubshawe
Air Observer (uncredited)
Nosher Powell
Nigel Patrick
Group Capt. Hope
Anthony Nicholls
Minister
Carl Duering
Nikki Van der Zyl
Dubbing (voice)
Brian Grellis
RAF Cpl. Ernie (uncredited)
Massimo Ciprari
German Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Hansard
Karl (uncredited)
Hugo Panczak
Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
W.G. Foxley
Squadron Leader Evans
Wilfried von Aacken
Gen. Osterkamp
John Baskcomb
Farmer
Tom Chatto
Willoughby's Assistant Controller
David Griffin
Sgt. Pilot Chris
Myles Hoyle
Peter
Nicholas Pennell
Simon
Andrzej Scibor
Ox
Mark Malicz
Pasco
Reinhard Horras
Bruno
Karl-Otto Alberty
General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff
Helmut Kircher
Boehm
Alexander Allerson
Maj. Brandt
Paul Neuhaus
Maj. Föhn
Dietrich Frauboes
Field Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe)
Malte Petzel
Col. Beppo Schmidt (Luftwaffe Intelligence)
Alf Jungermann
Brandt's Navigator
Manfred Reddemann
Maj. Falke
Peter Hager
Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Hein Riess
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring
Wolf Harnisch
Gen. Fink
Rolf Stiefel
Adolf Hitler
Graham Armitage
Radar Officer (uncredited)
Hilda Barry
Old Lady (uncredited)
Kate Binchy
Grace (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
Civilian Watching German Bomber Crash (uncredited)
A. J. Brown
Air Observer (uncredited)
Daniel Brown
Refugee (uncredited)
Fay Bura
Woman in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)
Mary Burleigh
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bill Burns
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Pauline Chamberlain
Woman in Church Hall Shelter (uncredited)
Les Conrad
RAF Sergeant (uncredited)
Victor Croxford
Refugee (uncredited)
George Curtis
Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)
Eric Dodson
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Hugh Elton
Docker (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Soldier (uncredited)
Meriel Forbes
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Paddy Frost
Edith (uncredited)
Hugh Futcher
RAF Ground Crew (uncredited)
Michael Guest
General Staff Officer (uncredited)
Barry Halliday
'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)
Vincent Harding
ADC to Hitler (uncredited)
Stuart Hoyle
'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)
Desmond Jordan
General Staff Officer (uncredited)
Geoffrey King
Air Observer (uncredited)
Jack Le White
Archie's Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Illona Linthwaite
Wendy (uncredited)
Harald Meister
Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)
Rosalind Mendleson
Refugee (uncredited)
Ingo Mogendorf
Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
Richardson Morgan
British Embassy Valet (uncredited)
Steve Morley
Boy Watching Archie's Parachute Landing (uncredited)
Christopher Morris
Boy (uncredited)
Geoffrey Morris
Air Observer (uncredited)
Norman Morris
RAF Sergeant in Shelter (uncredited)
Douglas Nottage
Sergeant Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)
Clifford Parrish
Kelly's Butler (uncredited)
Eileen Peel
Lady Kelly (uncredited)
David Quilter
'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)
Pam Rose
WAF in the Plotting Room (uncredited)
George Roubicek
Sergeant Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
Clive Scott
'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)
Jack Sharp
Old Man (uncredited)
Albert Shepherd
Soldier at Self-Propelled Gun (uncredited)
Sadie Slade
Radio Operator (uncredited)
Kathleen St John
Old Lady (uncredited)
Philip Stewart
Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)
Frank Sussman
ADC in Intelligence Maps Office (uncredited)
John Tatham
Fighter Command Officer (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
RAF Sergeant (uncredited)
Chris Tranchell
'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)
Joseph Tregonino
Refugee (uncredited)
Paul Tropea
Peasant Boy (uncredited)
Rosetta Tropea
Peasant Girl (uncredited)
Franz Van Norde
Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)
Mickey Varey
Rescue Worker (uncredited)
Dagobert Walter
Hans Falke (uncredited)
Peter Wesp
Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Rescue Worker (uncredited)
Vincent Winter
Larry Belling

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