School for Secrets

1h 48m

7

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.

Cast

Ralph Richardson

Prof. Heatherville

Raymond Huntley

Prof. Laxton-Jones

David Tomlinson

Sir Duncan Wills

Michael Hordern

Lt. Cmdr. Lowther

Pamela Matthews

Mrs. Watlington

Mrs. Laxton-Jones

Richard Attenborough

David Hutcheson

Squadron Leader Sowerby

Patrick Waddington

Group Capt. Aspinall

Flight Sgt. Cox

Warrant Officer

D. Bradley Smith

Air Marshal Cotter

Wives' Escort Officer

Sqdn. Ldr. Slatter

Kenneth Buckley

Sqdn. Ldr. Buckley

Flt. Lt. Argylle

Flt. Lt. Norton

Flying Officer Davies

Richard Mantell

Air Vice-Marshal

Murray Matheson

Wing Cdr. Allen

Anthony Wyckham

Flying Officer Ogden

Penelope Birkenshaw

Geraldine Keyes

Phyllis Hammond

WAAF Flight Sergeant

Andrew Blackett

Paratroop Sergeant (as Bill Rowbotham)

Dr. Klemmerhahn

Marjorie Rhodes

Sir Desmond Prosser

Sir Nicholas Hathaway

Aubrey Mallalieu

1st Club Member

Desmond Roberts

2nd Club Member

3rd Club Member

BBC Announcer (voice)

Bomb Aimer (uncredited)

Man at Dance (uncredited)

Crew

Director, Writer, Producer

Director of Photography

Michael Anderson

Assistant Director

Filippo Del Giudice

Executive Producer

George H. Brown

Camera Operator

Vivienne Walker

Supervising Art Director

Sound Recordist

Sound Recordist

Alan Rawsthorne

Original Music Composer

Production Manager