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
Edward Fox
Pilot Officer Archie
Trevor Howard
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
Christopher Plummer
Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
Sarah Lawson
Skipper's Wife
James Cosmo
Jamie
Harry Andrews
Senior Civil Servant
Laurence Olivier
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Robert Shaw
Squadron Leader Skipper
Kenneth More
Group Capt. Baker
Curd Jürgens
Baron von Richter
Susannah York
Section Officer Maggie Harvey
Barry Foster
Sqd. Leader Edwards
Ralph Richardson
Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
Michael Bates
Warrant Officer Warwick
John Savident
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Richard Morant
Replacement Pilot - Red Section 'Red 2' (uncredited)
Nigel Patrick
Group Capt. Hope
Nick Tate
RAF Pilot (uncredited)
David McKail
Lac Arnold (uncredited)
Isla Blair
Mrs. Andy
Michael Redgrave
Air Vice Marshal Evill
Jack Gwillim
Senior Air Staff Officer
Nikki Van der Zyl
Dubbing (voice)
Jean Wladon
Jean Jacques
Patrick Wymark
Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Paul Angelis
Albert (uncredited)
Robert Flemyng
Wing Cmdr. Willoughby
André Maranne
French NCO
John Comer
Policeman (uncredited)
W.G. Foxley
Squadron Leader Evans
Wilfried von Aacken
Gen. Osterkamp
Karl-Otto Alberty
General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff
Helmut Kircher
Boehm
Paul Neuhaus
Maj. Föhn
Dietrich Frauboes
Field Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe)