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68% Critic Match
Battle of Britain
“Never was so much owed by so many to so few.”
6.8 / 10• 1969• 2h 12m•G• English
WarHistoryActionDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Harry Andrews
Senior Civil Servant
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Guy Hamilton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Battle of Britain is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
