Battle of Britain Movie Review 1969

A powerful retelling of the most dramatic aerial combat battle of WWII, showing how the understaffed Royal Air Force held off the might of the German Luftwaffe.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 132 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, Military: Foreign, Airborne, Big Battles, World War II

Screenplay

James Kennaway, Wilfred Greatorex

Cast

Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Trevor Howard, Kenneth More, Christopher Plummer, Robert Shaw, Susannah York, Ralph Richardson, Curt Jurgens, Michael Redgrave, Nigel Patrick, Edward Fox, Ian McShane, Patrick Wymark

Cinematography

Frederick A. (Freddie) Young

Director

Guy Hamilton

Music

Malcolm Arnold, Ronald Goodwin, William Walton

Producer

United Artists, Harry Saltzman, Benjamin Fisz