"Never was so much owed by so many to so few."

1969

2h 12m

6.9(326 votes)

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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.

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Cast & Crew

133 members

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Harry Andrews

Senior Civil Servant

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Michael Caine

Squadron Leader Canfield

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Trevor Howard

Air Vice Marshal Keith Park

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Curd Jürgens

Baron von Richter

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Ian McShane

Sgt. Pilot Andy

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Kenneth More

Group Capt. Baker

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Laurence Olivier

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

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Nigel Patrick

Group Capt. Hope

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Christopher Plummer

Squadron Leader Colin Harvey

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Michael Redgrave

Air Vice Marshal Evill

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Ralph Richardson

Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland

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Robert Shaw

Squadron Leader Skipper

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Patrick Wymark

Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory

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Susannah York

Section Officer Maggie Harvey

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Michael Bates

Warrant Officer Warwick

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Robert Flemyng

Wing Cmdr. Willoughby

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Isla Blair

Mrs. Andy

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Barry Foster

Sqd. Leader Edwards

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John Baskcomb

Farmer

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Edward Fox

Pilot Officer Archie

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Tom Chatto

Willoughby's Assistant Controller

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W.G. Foxley

Squadron Leader Evans

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James Cosmo

Jamie

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David Griffin

Sgt. Pilot Chris

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Jack Gwillim

Senior Air Staff Officer

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André Maranne

French NCO

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Myles Hoyle

Peter

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Anthony Nicholls

Minister

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Duncan Lamont

Flight Sgt. Arthur

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Nicholas Pennell

Simon

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Sarah Lawson

Skipper's Wife

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Andrzej Scibor

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Mark Malicz

Pasco

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Jean Wladon

Jean Jacques

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Wilfried von Aacken

Gen. Osterkamp

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Reinhard Horras

Bruno

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Karl-Otto Alberty

General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff

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Helmut Kircher

Boehm

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Alexander Allerson

Maj. Brandt

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Paul Neuhaus

Maj. Föhn

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Dietrich Frauboes

Field Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe)

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Malte Petzel

Col. Beppo Schmidt (Luftwaffe Intelligence)

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Alf Jungermann

Brandt's Navigator

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Manfred Reddemann

Maj. Falke

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Peter Hager

Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

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Hein Riess

Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring

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Wolf Harnisch

Gen. Fink

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Rolf Stiefel

Adolf Hitler

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Nikki Van der Zyl

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Costume & Make-Up

Tony Allen

NCO in Plotting Room (uncredited)

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Paul Angelis

Albert (uncredited)

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Graham Armitage

Radar Officer (uncredited)

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Hilda Barry

Old Lady (uncredited)

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Kate Binchy

Grace (uncredited)

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Ernest Blyth

Civilian Watching German Bomber Crash (uncredited)

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A. J. Brown

Air Observer (uncredited)

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Daniel Brown

Refugee (uncredited)

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Fay Bura

Woman in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

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Mary Burleigh

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Bill Burns

RAF Officer (uncredited)

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Pauline Chamberlain

Woman in Church Hall Shelter (uncredited)

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Massimo Ciprari

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Günter Clemens

Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

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John Comer

Policeman (uncredited)

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Les Conrad

RAF Sergeant (uncredited)

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Victor Croxford

Refugee (uncredited)

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George Curtis

Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

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Basil Dignam

Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)

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Eric Dodson

RAF Officer (uncredited)

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Crew

Jim Dowdall

German Pilot (uncredited)

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Hugh Elton

Docker (uncredited)

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Harry Fielder

Soldier (uncredited)

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Meriel Forbes

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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Gareth Forwood

Alistair (uncredited)

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Paddy Frost

Edith (uncredited)

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Hugh Futcher

RAF Ground Crew (uncredited)

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Brian Grellis

RAF Cpl. Ernie (uncredited)

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Michael Guest

General Staff Officer (uncredited)

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Barry Halliday

'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

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Paul Hansard

Karl (uncredited)

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Vincent Harding

ADC to Hitler (uncredited)

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Pat Heywood

WRAF Cpl. Seymour (uncredited)

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Stuart Hoyle

'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

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Desmond Jordan

General Staff Officer (uncredited)

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Geoffrey King

Air Observer (uncredited)

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Jack Le White

Archie's Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Aileen Lewis

Woman in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

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Illona Linthwaite

Wendy (uncredited)

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Maureen Lipman

Radar Operator (uncredited)

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Reg Lye

Workman (uncredited)

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David McKail

Lac Arnold (uncredited)

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Harald Meister

Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

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Rosalind Mendleson

Refugee (uncredited)

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George Merritt

Civilian (uncredited)

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Hilary Minster

Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

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Ingo Mogendorf

Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

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Richard Morant

Replacement Pilot - Red Section 'Red 2' (uncredited)

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Richardson Morgan

British Embassy Valet (uncredited)

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Steve Morley

Boy Watching Archie's Parachute Landing (uncredited)

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Christopher Morris

Boy (uncredited)

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Geoffrey Morris

Air Observer (uncredited)

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Norman Morris

RAF Sergeant in Shelter (uncredited)

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Douglas Nottage

Sergeant Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

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Hugo Panczak

Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

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Clifford Parrish

Kelly's Butler (uncredited)

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Eileen Peel

Lady Kelly (uncredited)

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David Quilter

'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

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Pam Rose

WAF in the Plotting Room (uncredited)

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George Roubicek

Sergeant Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

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John Savident

RAF Officer (uncredited)

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Clive Scott

'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

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Jack Sharp

Old Man (uncredited)

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Albert Shepherd

Soldier at Self-Propelled Gun (uncredited)

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Sadie Slade

Radio Operator (uncredited)

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Kathleen St John

Old Lady (uncredited)

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Philip Stewart

Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

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Frank Sussman

ADC in Intelligence Maps Office (uncredited)

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Nick Tate

RAF Pilot (uncredited)

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John Tatham

Fighter Command Officer (uncredited)

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Reg Thomason

RAF Sergeant (uncredited)

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Chris Tranchell

'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

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Joseph Tregonino

Refugee (uncredited)

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Paul Tropea

Peasant Boy (uncredited)

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Rosetta Tropea

Peasant Girl (uncredited)

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Michael Trubshawe

Air Observer (uncredited)

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Alan Tucker

Charlie (uncredited)

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Franz Van Norde

Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

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Mickey Varey

Rescue Worker (uncredited)

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Dagobert Walter

Hans Falke (uncredited)

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David Webb

RAF Officer (uncredited)

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Peter Wesp

Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

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Alister Williamson

Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

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Fred Wood

Rescue Worker (uncredited)

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