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Overview: 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.

Cast:

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

John Baskcomb
Farmer

Edward Fox
Pilot Officer Archie

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

Myles Hoyle
Peter

Anthony Nicholls
Minister

Duncan Lamont
Flight Sgt. Arthur

Nicholas Pennell
Simon

Sarah Lawson
Skipper's Wife

Andrzej Scibor
Ox

Mark Malicz
Pasco

Jean Wladon
Jean Jacques

Wilfried von Aacken
Gen. Osterkamp

Reinhard Horras
Bruno

Karl-Otto Alberty
General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff

Helmut Kircher
Boehm

Alexander Allerson
Maj. Brandt

Paul Neuhaus
Maj. Föhn

Dietrich Frauboes
Field Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe)

Malte Petzel
Col. Beppo Schmidt (Luftwaffe Intelligence)

Alf Jungermann
Brandt's Navigator

Manfred Reddemann
Maj. Falke

Peter Hager
Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

Hein Riess
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring

Wolf Harnisch
Gen. Fink

Rolf Stiefel
Adolf Hitler

Nikki Van der Zyl
Dubbing (voice)

Tony Allen
NCO in Plotting Room (uncredited)

Paul Angelis
Albert (uncredited)

Graham Armitage
Radar Officer (uncredited)

Hilda Barry
Old Lady (uncredited)

Roy Beck
French Soldier / RAF Pilot (uncredited)

Kate Binchy
Grace (uncredited)

Ernest Blyth
Civilian Watching German Bomber Crash (uncredited)

A. J. Brown
Air Observer (uncredited)

Daniel Brown
Refugee (uncredited)

Fay Bura
Woman in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Mary Burleigh
Minor Role (uncredited)

Bill Burns
RAF Officer (uncredited)

Pauline Chamberlain
Woman in Church Hall Shelter (uncredited)

Massimo Ciprari
German Soldier (uncredited)

Günter Clemens
Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

John Comer
Policeman (uncredited)

Les Conrad
RAF Sergeant (uncredited)

Victor Croxford
Refugee (uncredited)

George Curtis
Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Basil Dignam
Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)

Eric Dodson
RAF Officer (uncredited)

Jim Dowdall
German Pilot (uncredited)

Hugh Elton
Docker (uncredited)

Harry Fielder
Soldier (uncredited)

Meriel Forbes
Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Gareth Forwood
Alistair (uncredited)

Paddy Frost
Edith (uncredited)

Hugh Futcher
RAF Ground Crew (uncredited)

Brian Grellis
RAF Cpl. Ernie (uncredited)

Michael Guest
General Staff Officer (uncredited)

Barry Halliday
'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Paul Hansard
Karl (uncredited)

Vincent Harding
ADC to Hitler (uncredited)

Pat Heywood
WRAF Cpl. Seymour (uncredited)

Stuart Hoyle
'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Desmond Jordan
General Staff Officer (uncredited)

Geoffrey King
Air Observer (uncredited)

Jack Le White
Archie's Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Aileen Lewis
Woman in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Illona Linthwaite
Wendy (uncredited)

Maureen Lipman
Radar Operator (uncredited)

Reg Lye
Workman (uncredited)

David McKail
Lac Arnold (uncredited)

Harald Meister
Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Rosalind Mendleson
Refugee (uncredited)

George Merritt
Civilian (uncredited)

Hilary Minster
Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

Ingo Mogendorf
Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

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

Richardson Morgan
British Embassy Valet (uncredited)

Steve Morley
Boy Watching Archie's Parachute Landing (uncredited)

Christopher Morris
Boy (uncredited)

Geoffrey Morris
Air Observer (uncredited)

Norman Morris
RAF Sergeant in Shelter (uncredited)

Douglas Nottage
Sergeant Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Hugo Panczak
Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

Clifford Parrish
Kelly's Butler (uncredited)

Eileen Peel
Lady Kelly (uncredited)

David Quilter
'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Pam Rose
WAF in the Plotting Room (uncredited)

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

John Savident
RAF Officer (uncredited)

Clive Scott
'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Jack Sharp
Old Man (uncredited)

Albert Shepherd
Soldier at Self-Propelled Gun (uncredited)

Sadie Slade
Radio Operator (uncredited)

Kathleen St John
Old Lady (uncredited)

Philip Stewart
Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Frank Sussman
ADC in Intelligence Maps Office (uncredited)

Nick Tate
RAF Pilot (uncredited)

John Tatham
Fighter Command Officer (uncredited)

Reg Thomason
RAF Sergeant (uncredited)

Chris Tranchell
'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Joseph Tregonino
Refugee (uncredited)

Paul Tropea
Peasant Boy (uncredited)

Rosetta Tropea
Peasant Girl (uncredited)

Michael Trubshawe
Air Observer (uncredited)

Alan Tucker
Charlie (uncredited)

Franz Van Norde
Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Mickey Varey
Rescue Worker (uncredited)

Dagobert Walter
Hans Falke (uncredited)

David Webb
RAF Officer (uncredited)

Peter Wesp
Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Alister Williamson
Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

Fred Wood
Rescue Worker (uncredited)