Battle of Britain
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Director:Guy Hamilton
Studio:MGM (Video & DVD)
Rating:4
Rated:G
Date Added:2006-01-01
Last Seen:2016-10-22
Purchased On:2006-01-01
ASIN:B00008PC0Y
UPC:0027616885760
Price:14.94
Genre:Classics
Location:0182
Duration:132
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Features:Subtitled
Custom 1:Copied
Guy Hamilton  ...  (Director)
  ...  (Writer)
 
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 .... Warr. Off. Warrick  ...  
Summary: There's something about this film that's so irresistible, despite its grandiose manipulation. Maybe because it recounts the greatest air battle in history, achieving the greatest aerial battle in film history. Maybe because it has such a terrific cast (Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Curt Jurgens, Laurence Olivier, Nigel Patrick, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw, Patrick Wymark, and Edward Fox). Maybe because it's so technically well-made, thanks to the Bond team of producer Harry Saltzman and director Guy Hamilton and the great cinematographer Freddie Young. Or maybe because there is something truly riveting about watching the British kick the Nazis back to Germany. --Bill Desowitz