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