Battle of Britain
Produced in 1968 at Duxford in Britain, distributed in 1969 by United Artists, budget of $12 million, color 35mm Panavision negative, 2.35:1 screen ratio, mono sound, 132 mins., Laserdisc released 1997, DVD released 2003, Special Edition DVD with restored William Walton music score in digital 5:1 sound released 2004.
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1969 Movie Poster
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2004 DVD Special Edition
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Production:
- Directed by Guy Hamilton
- Written by Wilfred Greatorex, James Kennaway
- Produced by S. Benjamin Fisz, Harry Saltzman
- Original Music by Ron Goodwin, William Walton
- Cinematography by Freddie Young
- Film Editing by Bert Bates
- Sound by Gordon Everett
- British military advisors: Douglas Bader, Ginger Lacey, Robert Stanford-Tuck, Peter Townsend
- German military advisor: Adolf Galland
Cast:
- Harry Andrews as Senior civil servant
- Michael Caine as Squadron Leader Canfield
- Trevor Howard as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
- Curd Jürgens as Baron von Richter
- Ian McShane as Sgt. Pilot Andy
- Kenneth More as Group Capt. Baker
- Laurence Olivier as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
- Nigel Patrick as Group Capt. Hope
- Christopher Plummer as Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
- Michael Redgrave as Air Vice Marshal Evill
- Ralph Richardson as Sir David Kelly, British minister to Switzerland
- Robert Shaw as Squadron Leader Skipper
- Patrick Wymark as Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory
- Susannah York as Section Officer Maggie Harvey
- Michael Bates as Warr. Off. Warrick
- Robert Flemyng as Wing Cmdr. Willoughby
- Isla Blair as Mrs. Andy
- Barry Foster as Squadron Leader Edwards
- John Baskcomb as Farmer
- Edward Fox as Pilot Officer Archie
- Tom Chatto as Willoughby's assistant controller
- W.G. Foxley as Squadron Leader Evans
- James Cosmo as Jamie
- David Griffin as Sgt. Pilot Chris
- Jack Gwillim as Senior air staff officer
- André Maranne as French NCO
- Myles Hoyle as Peter
- Anthony Nicholls as Minister
- Duncan Lamont as Flight Sgt. Arthur
- Nicholas Pennell as Simon
- Sarah Lawson as Skipper's wife
- Andrzej Scibor as Ox
- Mark Malicz as Pasco
- Jean Wladon as Jean Jacques
- Wilfried von Aacken as Gen. Osterkamp
- Reinhard Horras as Bruno
- Karl-Otto Alberty as Gen. Jeschonnek, Luftwaffe Chief of Staff
- Helmut Kircher as Boehm
- Alexander Allerson as Maj. Brandt
- Paul Neuhaus as Maj. Föhn
- Dietrich Frauboes as Field Marshal Milch, Luftwaffe Inspector General
- Malte Petzel as Col. Beppo Schmidt, Luftwaffe Intelligence
- Alf Jungermann as Brandt's navigator
- Manfred Reddemann as Maj. Falke
- Peter Hager as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
- Hein Riess as Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering
- Wolf Harnisch as Gen. Fink
- Rolf Stiefel as Adolf Hitler
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