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.
Cast
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
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)
Crew
Guy Hamilton
Director
James Kennaway
Screenplay
Wilfred Greatorex
Screenplay
Derek Dempster
Novel
Derek Wood
Novel
Bert Bates
Editor
Freddie Young
Director of Photography
Derek Cracknell
First Assistant Director
Dickie Bamber
First Assistant Director
Garth Thomas
First Assistant Director
Mike Gowans
Second Assistant Director
Richard Jenkins
Second Assistant Director
Colin Grimes
Storyboard Artist
Sydney Streeter
Production Supervisor
Benjamin Fisz
Producer
Harry Saltzman
Producer
John Palmer
Associate Producer
Chic Anstiss
Camera Operator
Dudley Lovell
Camera Operator
Brian Ellis
Assistant Camera
John Jordan
Aerial Camera
Skeets Kelly
Aerial Camera
Maude Spector
Casting
Carl Duering
Casting
Brenda Dabbs
Wardrobe Master
John Wilson-Apperson
Costume Supervisor, Wardrobe Supervisor
Richard Pointing
Wardrobe Assistant
Paul Vachon
Wardrobe Assistant
A. G. Scott
Hairdresser
Colin Arthur
Assistant Makeup Artist
Eric Allwright
Makeup Artist
George Frost
Makeup Artist
David Bracknell
Second Unit Director, Aerial Coordinator
Robert Huke
Second Unit Director of Photography
Vincent Winter
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Terence A. Clegg
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Michael Guyett
Scenic Artist
Peter Melrose
Scenic Artist
Maurice Carter
Supervising Art Director
Roy Dorman
Assistant Art Director
Norman Reynolds
Assistant Art Director
Tony Rimmington
Assistant Art Director
John Siddall
Assistant Art Director
Alan Tomkins
Assistant Art Director
Frank Willson
Assistant Art Director
Teddy Mason
Sound Editor
Jim Shields
Sound Editor
Ron Davis
Assistant Sound Editor
Pat Gilbert
Assistant Sound Editor
Gordon Everett
Sound
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound
Donald C. Rogers
Sound
Ken Reynolds
Boom Operator
Trevor Rutherford
Boom Operator
Pablo Pérez
Special Effects Coordinator
Ray Caple
Special Effects
Cliff Richardson
Special Effects
Wally Veevers
Special Effects
Glen Robinson
Special Effects
Wally Armitage
Special Effects
Jimmy Harris
Special Effects
Garth Inns
Special Effects
Robert Nugent
Special Effects
Roy Whybrow
Special Effects
Ron Burton
Special Effects Assistant
Peter Dawson
Special Effects Assistant
Rodney Fuller
Special Effects Assistant
George Gibbs
Special Effects Assistant
Peter Hutchinson
Special Effects Assistant
John Richardson
Special Effects Assistant
Brian Warner
Special Effects Assistant
Alan Quested
Visual Effects
Ron Goodwin
Original Music Composer, Conductor
William Walton
Additional Music
Len Cave
Production Accountant
Derrick Norwood
Assistant Accountant
Julián Martín
Painter
Timothy Bryan
Set Dresser
Vernon Dixon
Set Dresser
Tony Reading
Set Dresser
Francisco Prósper
Construction Coordinator
Charles Hammerton
Construction Manager
Ken Softley
Construction Manager
Gus Walker
Construction Manager
Paddy Bennett
Props
Peter Wallis
Props
David James
Still Photographer
Keith Hamshere
Still Photographer
Bob Penn
Still Photographer
George Pearman
Electrician
Jack Thetford
Electrician
Len Lee
Location Manager
Del Baker
Stunts
Nosher Powell
Stunts
Trevor Coop
Clapper Loader
Arkadi De Rakoff
Clapper Loader
Danny Shelmerdine
Clapper Loader
Elaine Schreyeck
Continuity
June Faithfull
Continuity
Joan Kirk
Continuity
Josephine Knowles
Continuity
Brian Ackland-Snow
Draughtsman
Terry Ackland-Snow
Draughtsman
William Alexander
Draughtsman
Dennis Bosher
Draughtsman
John Fenner
Draughtsman
Jimmy Spoard
Grip
Claude Hudson
Production Manager
Agustín Pastor
Production Manager
Bernard Williams
Production Manager
Denis Johnson Jr
Unit Production Manager
Maurice Binder
Main Title Designer
Robin Browne
Focus Puller
Terry Cole
Focus Puller
John Morgan
Focus Puller
Mike Rutter
Focus Puller
Larry Belling
Unit Publicist
Bert Davey
Art Direction
William Hutchinson
Art Direction
Jack Maxsted
Art Direction
Gil Parrondo
Art Direction
Lionel Couch
Art Direction
Timothy Gee
First Assistant Editor
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