
Battle of Britain
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.
Battle of Britain
September 15, 1969
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Cast (134)

Harry Andrews
Senior Civil Servant

Michael Caine
Squadron Leader Canfield

Trevor Howard
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park

Curd Jürgens
Baron von Richter

Ian McShane
Sgt. Pilot Andy

Kenneth More
Group Capt. Baker

Laurence Olivier
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Nigel Patrick
Group Capt. Hope

Christopher Plummer
Squadron Leader Colin Harvey

Michael Redgrave
Air Vice Marshal Evill

Ralph Richardson
Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland

Robert Shaw
Squadron Leader Skipper

Patrick Wymark
Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory

Susannah York
Section Officer Maggie Harvey

Michael Bates
Warrant Officer Warwick

Robert Flemyng
Wing Cmdr. Willoughby

Isla Blair
Mrs. Andy

Barry Foster
Sqd. Leader Edwards

John Baskcomb
Farmer

Edward Fox
Pilot Officer Archie

Tom Chatto
Willoughby's Assistant Controller

W.G. Foxley
Squadron Leader Evans

James Cosmo
Jamie

David Griffin
Sgt. Pilot Chris

Jack Gwillim
Senior Air Staff Officer

André Maranne
French NCO

Myles Hoyle
Peter

Anthony Nicholls
Minister

Duncan Lamont
Flight Sgt. Arthur

Nicholas Pennell
Simon

Sarah Lawson
Skipper's Wife

Mark Malicz
Pasco

Jean Wladon
Jean Jacques

Wilfried von Aacken
Gen. Osterkamp

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

Nikki Van der Zyl
Dubbing (voice)

Tony Allen
NCO in Plotting Room (uncredited)

Paul Angelis
Albert (uncredited)

Graham Armitage
Radar Officer (uncredited)

Hilda Barry
Old Lady (uncredited)

Roy Beck
French Soldier / RAF Pilot (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)

Massimo Ciprari
German Soldier (uncredited)

Günter Clemens
Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

John Comer
Policeman (uncredited)

Les Conrad
RAF Sergeant (uncredited)

Victor Croxford
Refugee (uncredited)

George Curtis
Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Basil Dignam
Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)

Eric Dodson
RAF Officer (uncredited)

Jim Dowdall
German Pilot (uncredited)

Hugh Elton
Docker (uncredited)

Harry Fielder
Soldier (uncredited)

Meriel Forbes
Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Gareth Forwood
Alistair (uncredited)

Paddy Frost
Edith (uncredited)

Hugh Futcher
RAF Ground Crew (uncredited)

Brian Grellis
RAF Cpl. Ernie (uncredited)

Michael Guest
General Staff Officer (uncredited)

Barry Halliday
'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Paul Hansard
Karl (uncredited)

Vincent Harding
ADC to Hitler (uncredited)

Pat Heywood
WRAF Cpl. Seymour (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)

Aileen Lewis
Woman in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Illona Linthwaite
Wendy (uncredited)

Maureen Lipman
Radar Operator (uncredited)

Reg Lye
Workman (uncredited)

David McKail
Lac Arnold (uncredited)

Harald Meister
Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Rosalind Mendleson
Refugee (uncredited)

George Merritt
Civilian (uncredited)

Hilary Minster
Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

Ingo Mogendorf
Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

Richard Morant
Replacement Pilot - Red Section 'Red 2' (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)

Hugo Panczak
Pilot - Falke'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)

John Savident
RAF Officer (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)

Nick Tate
RAF Pilot (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)

Michael Trubshawe
Air Observer (uncredited)

Alan Tucker
Charlie (uncredited)

Franz Van Norde
Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Mickey Varey
Rescue Worker (uncredited)

Dagobert Walter
Hans Falke (uncredited)

David Webb
RAF Officer (uncredited)

Peter Wesp
Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Alister Williamson
Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

Fred Wood
Rescue Worker (uncredited)
Crew (126)
Directing

Guy Hamilton
Director

Derek Cracknell
First Assistant Director

Vincent Winter
Second Unit First Assistant Director

Elaine Schreyeck
Continuity

Terence A. Clegg
Second Unit First Assistant Director

David Bracknell
Second Unit Director

June Faithfull
Continuity

Mike Gowans
Second Assistant Director

Garth Thomas
First Assistant Director

Joan Kirk
Continuity

Dickie Bamber
First Assistant Director

Josephine Knowles
Continuity

Richard Jenkins
Second Assistant Director
Writing
Production

Carl Duering
Casting

Maude Spector
Casting

Benjamin Fisz
Producer

Harry Saltzman
Producer

Claude Hudson
Production Manager

Derrick Norwood
Assistant Accountant

Agustín Pastor
Production Manager

Len Lee
Location Manager

John Palmer
Associate Producer

Sydney Streeter
Production Supervisor

Denis Johnson Jr
Unit Production Manager

Len Cave
Production Accountant

Bernard Williams
Production Manager
Sound

Jim Shields
Sound Editor

Ron Goodwin
Conductor

Ron Goodwin
Original Music Composer

Ron Davis
Assistant Sound Editor

Teddy Mason
Sound Editor

Gordon K. McCallum
Sound

Donald C. Rogers
Sound

Pat Gilbert
Assistant Sound Editor

Gordon Everett
Sound

Ken Reynolds
Boom Operator

Trevor Rutherford
Boom Operator
Art

Tony Reading
Set Dresser

Bert Davey
Art Direction

John Fenner
Draughtsman

Maurice Carter
Supervising Art Director

Norman Reynolds
Assistant Art Director

Maurice Binder
Main Title Designer

Dennis Bosher
Draughtsman

William Hutchinson
Art Direction

Alan Tomkins
Assistant Art Director

Francisco Prósper
Construction Coordinator

Lionel Couch
Art Direction

Ken Softley
Construction Manager

John Siddall
Assistant Art Director

Vernon Dixon
Set Dresser

Charles Hammerton
Construction Manager

Gus Walker
Construction Manager

Timothy Bryan
Set Dresser

Peter Wallis
Props

Roy Dorman
Assistant Art Director

Tony Rimmington
Assistant Art Director

Paddy Bennett
Props

Frank Willson
Assistant Art Director

Colin Grimes
Storyboard Artist

William Alexander
Draughtsman

Julián Martín
Painter

Terry Ackland-Snow
Draughtsman

Jack Maxsted
Art Direction

Gil Parrondo
Art Direction

Brian Ackland-Snow
Draughtsman
Camera

Robert Huke
Second Unit Director of Photography

David James
Still Photographer

Freddie Young
Director of Photography

Trevor Coop
Clapper Loader

Bob Penn
Still Photographer

Chic Anstiss
Camera Operator

Keith Hamshere
Still Photographer

Jimmy Spoard
Grip

Arkadi De Rakoff
Clapper Loader

Mike Rutter
Focus Puller

John Jordan
Aerial Camera

Skeets Kelly
Aerial Camera

Robin Browne
Focus Puller

Danny Shelmerdine
Clapper Loader

Brian Ellis
Assistant Camera

Terry Cole
Focus Puller

Dudley Lovell
Camera Operator

John Morgan
Focus Puller
Costume & Make-Up

Colin Arthur
Assistant Makeup Artist

Eric Allwright
Makeup Artist

John Wilson-Apperson
Wardrobe Supervisor

John Wilson-Apperson
Costume Supervisor

Brenda Dabbs
Wardrobe Master

Paul Vachon
Wardrobe Assistant

A. G. Scott
Hairdresser

Richard Pointing
Wardrobe Assistant

George Frost
Makeup Artist
Crew

Del Baker
Stunts

George Gibbs
Special Effects Assistant

Nosher Powell
Stunts

Ron Burton
Special Effects Assistant

Cliff Richardson
Special Effects

Wally Veevers
Special Effects

David Bracknell
Aerial Coordinator

Rodney Fuller
Special Effects Assistant

John Richardson
Special Effects Assistant

Michael Guyett
Scenic Artist

William Walton
Additional Music

Garth Inns
Special Effects

Peter Melrose
Scenic Artist

Robert Nugent
Special Effects

Jimmy Harris
Special Effects

Brian Warner
Special Effects Assistant

Roy Whybrow
Special Effects

Peter Hutchinson
Special Effects Assistant

Larry Belling
Unit Publicist

Ray Caple
Special Effects

Peter Dawson
Special Effects Assistant

Pablo Pérez
Special Effects Coordinator

Wally Armitage
Special Effects

Glen Robinson
Special Effects
Editing

Bert Bates
Editor

Timothy Gee
First Assistant Editor
Lighting

George Pearman
Electrician

Jack Thetford
Electrician
Visual Effects

Alan Quested
Visual Effects