Battle of Britain

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.

War History Action

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)

Nigel Patrick

(Group Capt. Hope)

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)

Edward Fox

(Pilot Officer Archie)

W.G. Foxley

(Squadron Leader Evans)

Barry Foster

(Sqd. Leader Edwards)

James Cosmo

(Jamie)

Jack Gwillim

(Senior Air Staff Officer)

Wilfried von Aacken

(Gen. Osterkamp)

Karl-Otto Alberty

(General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff)

Helmut Kircher

(Boehm)

Paul Neuhaus

(Maj. Föhn)

Dietrich Frauboes

(Field Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe))

Malte Petzel

(Col. Beppo Schmidt (Luftwaffe Intelligence))

Peter Hager

(Field Marshal Albert Kesselring)

Hein Riess

(Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring)

Rolf Stiefel

(Adolf Hitler)

Manfred Reddemann

(Maj. Falke)

Alexander Allerson

(Maj. Brandt)

Alf Jungermann

(Brandt's Navigator)

Jean Wladon

(Jean Jacques)

David Griffin

(Sgt. Pilot Chris)

Eric Dodson

(RAF Officer)

Kate Binchy

(Grace)

Sarah Lawson

(Skipper's Wife)

Isla Blair

(Mrs. Andy)

André Maranne

(French NCO)

Nikki Van der Zyl

(Dubbing (voice))

John Comer

(Policeman (uncredited))

Harry Fielder

(Soldier (uncredited))

Richard Morant

(Replacement Pilot - Red Section 'Red 2' (uncredited))

Christopher Morris

(Boy (uncredited))

John Savident

(RAF Officer (uncredited))

Nick Tate

(RAF Pilot (uncredited))

David McKail

(Lac Arnold (uncredited))

George Roubicek

(Sergeant Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited))

Paul Angelis

(Albert (uncredited))