Drama War
Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.
Directed by
Peter Ustinov
Written by
Peter Ustinov
Kenneth More
Bomb Aimer (uncredited)
Peter Ustinov
Richard Attenborough
Jack Arnold
Pamela Matthews
Mrs. Watlington
David Tomlinson
Mr. Watlington
Desmond Roberts
2nd Club Member
O.B. Clarence
Old Retainer
Anthony Dawson
Flt. Lt. Norton
Michael Hordern
Lt. Cmdr. Lowther
Bill Owen
Paratroop Sergeant (as Bill Rowbotham)
Robert Wyndham
Major
Ralph Richardson
Prof. Heatherville
John Laurie
Dr. McVitie
Murray Matheson
Wing Cdr. Allen
James Hayter
Warrant Officer
Finlay Currie
Sir Duncan Wills
Vida Hope
WAAF Flight Sergeant
Robin Bailey
Wives' Escort Officer
Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs. Arnold
Cyril Smith
Flight Sgt. Cox
Joan Young
Mrs. McVitie
Raymond Huntley
Prof. Laxton-Jones
David Hutcheson
Squadron Leader Sowerby
Arthur Mullard
(uncredited)
Peggy Evans
Daphne Adams
Paul Carpenter
Flt. Lt. Argylle
Hugh Pryse
Sir Nicholas Hathaway
Aubrey Mallalieu
1st Club Member
Patrick Waddington
Group Capt. Aspinall
Ernest Jay
Dr. Dainty
Norman Webb
Dr. Wainwright
Joan Haythorne
Mrs. Laxton-Jones
Ann Wilton
Mrs. Dainty
D. Bradley Smith
Air Marshal Cotter
Hugh Dempster
Sqdn. Ldr. Slatter
Kenneth Buckley
Sqdn. Ldr. Buckley
Robert Long
Flying Officer Davies
Richard Mantell
Air Vice-Marshal
Anthony Wyckham
Flying Officer Ogden
Ingrid Forrest
Penelope Birkenshaw
Geraldine Keyes
Phyllis Hammond
Sonia Elverson
WAAF Teller
Andrew Blackett
Captain
Tony Arpino
1st Commando
Peter March
2nd Commando
Bob Elson
3rd Commando
Roger Keyes
4th Commando
Trevening Hill
5th Commando
Edward Hodge
6th Commando
Joseph Almas
Dr. Klemmerhahn
Arthur Rieck
Lt. Hense
Ernest Urbank
1st Sentry
Karl Morel
2nd Sentry
Edward Lexy
Sir Desmond Prosser
Guy Belmore
3rd Club Member
Alvar Liddell
BBC Announcer (voice)
Ian Selby
Man at Dance (uncredited)

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