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Battle of Britain (1969)

Battle of Britain

(1969)

War

133 minutes

Directed by Guy Hamilton

Cast:

Laurence Olivier as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Trevor Howard as Air Vice-Marshal Sir Keith Park

Patrick Wymark as Air Vice-Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory

Christopher Plummer as Canadian fighter pilot, Squadron Leader Colin Harvey

Michael Caine as Squadron Leader Canfield

Ralph Richardson as David Victor Kelly, British ambassador to Switzerland

Robert Shaw as "Skipper"

Ian McShane as Sergeant Pilot Andy

Kenneth More as Group Captain Barker

Edward Fox as Pilot Officer Archie

Michael Redgrave as Air Vice-Marshal Evill

Curd Jürgens as Baron von Richter

Hein Riess as Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring

Manfred Reddemann as Major Falke

Wilfried von Aacken as Gen. Osterkamp

Karl-Otto Alberty as Gen. Jeschonnek

Helmut Kircher as Boehm

Alexander Allerson as Major Brandt

Paul Neuhaus as Major Föehn

Dietrich Frauboes as Field Marshal Milch

Malte Petzel as Colonel Beppo Schmidt

Alf Jungermann as Brandt's navigator

Peter Hager as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

Wolf Harnisch as General Fink

Rolf Stiefel as Adolf Hitler

This film centers on the air wars during World War II for control of the skies over Britain between the Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force.

Directors:
Actors: Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw, Susannah York