CinemaOSMovie · 1945 · 1h 49m · NR

The Way to the Stars

Thrills in the sky ! and romance below ...

60%(32)IMDbDramaWarRomance

Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive. The film centres around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose, fresh out of a training unit, who joins the squadron, and quickly discovers about life during war time. He falls for Iris, a young girl who lives at the local hotel, but he becomes disillusioned about marriage, when the squadron commander dies in a raid, and leaves his wife, the hotel manageress, with a young son to bring up. As the war progresses, Penross comes to terms that he has survived, while others have been killed.

Directed byAnthony Asquith

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 49m
Language
EN
Released
June 16, 1945
Studios
Two Cities Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Flight Lt. David Archdale

John Mills

John Mills

Pilot Officer Peter Penrose

Rosamund John

Rosamund John

Miss Todd

Douglass Montgomery

Douglass Montgomery

Johnny Hollis

Renée Asherson

Renée Asherson

Iris Winterton

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

Mr. Palmer

Basil Radford

Basil Radford

'Tiny' Williams

Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

Rev. Charles Moss

Bonar Colleano

Bonar Colleano

Joe Friselli

Joyce Carey

Joyce Carey

Miss Winterton

Creative team
Directed by
Anthony Asquith
Anthony Asquith
Written by
Anatole de Grunwald
Anatole de Grunwald
Terence Rattigan
Terence Rattigan
Produced by
Anatole de Grunwald
Anatole de Grunwald

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