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.
Directed by
Guy Hamilton
Michael Caine
Squadron Leader Canfield
Ian McShane
Sgt. Pilot Andy
James Cosmo
Jamie
Christopher Plummer
Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
Michael Redgrave
Air Vice Marshal Evill
Edward Fox
Pilot Officer Archie
Robert Shaw
Squadron Leader Skipper
Laurence Olivier
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Maureen Lipman
Radar Operator (uncredited)
Susannah York
Section Officer Maggie Harvey
Ralph Richardson
Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
Isla Blair
Mrs. Andy
Curd Jürgens
Baron von Richter
Barry Foster
Sqd. Leader Edwards
André Maranne
French NCO
Hilary Minster
Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
Nick Tate
RAF Pilot (uncredited)
Harry Andrews
Senior Civil Servant
Michael Bates
Warrant Officer Warwick
Kenneth More
Group Capt. Baker
Pat Heywood
WRAF Cpl. Seymour (uncredited)
Trevor Howard
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
Nigel Patrick
Group Capt. Hope
George Merritt
Civilian (uncredited)
Duncan Lamont
Flight Sgt. Arthur
Anthony Nicholls
Minister
John Savident
RAF Officer (uncredited)
David McKail
Lac Arnold (uncredited)
Richard Morant
Replacement Pilot - Red Section 'Red 2' (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Angelis
Albert (uncredited)
Hilda Barry
Old Lady (uncredited)
Reg Lye
Workman (uncredited)
Carl Duering
David Webb
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Nosher Powell
Brian Grellis
RAF Cpl. Ernie (uncredited)
Jean Wladon
Jean Jacques
Günter Clemens
Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
Sarah Lawson
Skipper's Wife
Robert Flemyng
Wing Cmdr. Willoughby
Michael Trubshawe
Air Observer (uncredited)
Jack Gwillim
Senior Air Staff Officer
Basil Dignam
Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)
Roy Beck
French Soldier / RAF Pilot (uncredited)
John Comer
Policeman (uncredited)
Nikki Van der Zyl
Dubbing (voice)
Alister Williamson
Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
Patrick Wymark
Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory
David Quilter
'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)
Massimo Ciprari
German Soldier (uncredited)
Pam Rose
WAF in the Plotting Room (uncredited)
Hugo Panczak
Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
Gareth Forwood
Alistair (uncredited)
Kathleen St John
Old Lady (uncredited)
Jack Le White
Archie's Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Paul Hansard
Karl (uncredited)
Eric Dodson
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Alan Tucker
Charlie (uncredited)
W.G. Foxley
Squadron Leader Evans
David Griffin
Sgt. Pilot Chris
Wilfried von Aacken
Gen. Osterkamp
John Baskcomb
Farmer
Tom Chatto
Willoughby's Assistant Controller
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)
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)
Hugh Elton
Docker (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)
Aileen Lewis
Woman in Air Raid Shelter (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)