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The Way to the Stars
“Thrills in the sky ! and romance below ...”
6.0 / 10• 1945• 1h 49m•NR• English
DramaWarRomance
Storyline
Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive. The film centres around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose, fresh out of a training unit, who joins the squadron, and quickly discovers about life during war time. He falls for Iris, a young girl who lives at the local hotel, but he becomes disillusioned about marriage, when the squadron commander dies in a raid, and leaves his wife, the hotel manageress, with a young son to bring up. As the war progresses, Penross comes to terms that he has survived, while others have been killed.
Cast & Crew
Michael Redgrave
Flight Lt. David Archdale
Lead
John Mills
Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Rosamund John
Miss Todd
Douglass Montgomery
Johnny Hollis
Renée Asherson
Iris Winterton
Stanley Holloway
Mr. Palmer
Basil Radford
'Tiny' Williams
Felix Aylmer
Rev. Charles Moss
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anthony Asquith's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Way to the Stars is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
