Country
United Kingdom
Date
Sep 15, 1969
Certification
PG
Never was so much owed by so many to so few.
2h 12min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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 an attempted Nazi invasion.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Andrzej Scibor | Ox |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
Genres
WarHistoryAction
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Battle of Britain |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | Deutsch, Français, Polski, English |
| Paesi di produzione | United Kingdom |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Spitfire Productions, United Artists |
| Data di uscita | 15 settembre 1969 |
| Producer | Harry Saltzman, Benjamin Fisz, John Palmer |
| Writer | James Kennaway, Derek Wood, Derek Dempster, Wilfred Greatorex |
| Casting | Maude Spector, Carl Duering |
| Editors | Bert Bates, Timothy Gee |
| Cinematography | |
| Asst. Directors | Derek Cracknell, Dickie Bamber, Mike Gowans, Richard Jenkins, Garth Thomas, Guy Hamilton, Elaine Schreyeck, David Bracknell, Vincent Winter, Terence A. Clegg, June Faithfull, Joan Kirk, Josephine Knowles |
| Add. Directing | Robert Huke |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Sep 15, 1969
Certification
G
Country
France
Date
Sep 17, 1969
Certification
TP
Country
Germany
Date
Sep 17, 1969
Certification
16
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Country
Japan
Date
Sep 20, 1969
Certification
G
Country
Sweden
Date
Sep 22, 1969
Certification
15
Note
Biograf Riviera, Stockholm
Country
Brazil
Date
Nov 17, 1969
Certification
12
Country
Portugal
Date
Nov 20, 1969
Certification
M/12
Country
Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1969
Certification
PG
Country
Greece
Date
Dec 16, 1969
Certification
PG
Country
Ireland
Date
Feb 20, 1970
Certification
PG
Physical media
Country
XC
Date
Jan 01, 1992
Country
Czechia
Date
May 01, 2004
Country
Sweden
Date
Nov 03, 2004
Certification
15
Note
DVD
Country
Netherlands
Date
May 03, 2007
Certification
12
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jan 18, 2003
Certification
12
Note
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