Sep 15, 1969
132 min
Full-HD

Battle of Britain (1969)

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.

Category

War History Action

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Spitfire Productions United Artists

Michael Caine

Squadron Leader Canfield

Trevor Howard

Air Vice Marshal Keith Park

Harry Andrews

Senior Civil Servant

Curd Jürgens

Baron von Richter

Ian McShane

Sgt. Pilot Andy

Laurence Olivier

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Christopher Plummer

Squadron Leader Colin Harvey

Kenneth More

Group Capt. Baker

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