Battle of Britain

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

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.

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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

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

Benjamin Fisz

Producer

Bert Bates

Editor

Derek Dempster

Novel

Harry Saltzman

Producer

Ron Goodwin

Original Music Composer

Freddie Young

Director of Photography

Derek Wood

Novel

Guy Hamilton

Director

Maude Spector

Casting

James Kennaway

Screenplay

Second Unit Director

Maurice Binder

Main Title Designer

John Jordan

Aerial Camera

Derek Cracknell

First Assistant Director

Carl Duering

Casting

A. G. Scott

Hairdresser

Jim Shields

Sound Editor

Colin Grimes

Storyboard Artist

Gordon Everett

Sound

Teddy Mason

Sound Editor

Alan Quested

Visual Effects

Gordon K. McCallum

Sound

George Pearman

Electrician

Jimmy Spoard

Grip

Skeets Kelly

Aerial Camera

Robert Huke

Second Unit Director of Photography

Elaine Schreyeck

Continuity

John Wilson-Apperson

Wardrobe Supervisor

Bernard Williams

Production Manager

Agustín Pastor

Production Manager

Wilfred Greatorex

Screenplay

David James

Still Photographer

John Palmer

Associate Producer

Lionel Couch

Art Direction

Special Effects Assistant

Del Baker

Stunts

Conductor

William Walton

Additional Music

June Faithfull

Continuity

Joan Kirk

Continuity

Josephine Knowles

Continuity

David Bracknell

Aerial Coordinator

Larry Belling

Unit Publicist

Len Cave

Production Accountant

Derrick Norwood

Assistant Accountant