Battle of Britain (1969)

Never was so much owed by so many to so few.

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 (132)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Harry Andrews

Senior Civil Servant

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

Christopher Plummer

Squadron Leader Colin Harvey

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

Isla Blair

Mrs. Andy

Barry Foster

Sqd. Leader Edwards

J

John Baskcomb

Farmer

Edward Fox

Pilot Officer Archie

T

Tom Chatto

Willoughby's Assistant Controller

W.G. Foxley

Squadron Leader Evans

James Cosmo

Jamie

David Griffin

Sgt. Pilot Chris

Jack Gwillim

Senior Air Staff Officer

André Maranne

French NCO

M

Myles Hoyle

Peter

Anthony Nicholls

Minister

Duncan Lamont

Flight Sgt. Arthur

N

Nicholas Pennell

Simon

Sarah Lawson

Skipper's Wife

A

Andrzej Scibor

Ox

M

Mark Malicz

Pasco

Jean Wladon

Jean Jacques

Wilfried von Aacken

Gen. Osterkamp

R

Reinhard Horras

Bruno

K

Karl-Otto Alberty

General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff

H

Helmut Kircher

Boehm

A

Alexander Allerson

Maj. Brandt

P

Paul Neuhaus

Maj. Föhn

D

Dietrich Frauboes

Field Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe)

M

Malte Petzel

Col. Beppo Schmidt (Luftwaffe Intelligence)

A

Alf Jungermann

Brandt's Navigator

M

Manfred Reddemann

Maj. Falke

P

Peter Hager

Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

H

Hein Riess

Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring

W

Wolf Harnisch

Gen. Fink

R

Rolf Stiefel

Adolf Hitler

Nikki Van der Zyl

Dubbing (voice)

T

Tony Allen

NCO in Plotting Room (uncredited)

Paul Angelis

Albert (uncredited)

G

Graham Armitage

Radar Officer (uncredited)

H

Hilda Barry

Old Lady (uncredited)

K

Kate Binchy

Grace (uncredited)

E

Ernest Blyth

Civilian Watching German Bomber Crash (uncredited)

A. J. Brown

Air Observer (uncredited)

D

Daniel Brown

Refugee (uncredited)

F

Fay Bura

Woman in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

M

Mary Burleigh

Minor Role (uncredited)

B

Bill Burns

RAF Officer (uncredited)

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