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| Harry Andrews | ... | Senior civil servant | |
| Michael Caine | ... | Squadron Leader Canfield | |
| Trevor Howard | ... | Air Vice Marshal Keith Park | |
| Curd Jürgens | ... | Baron von Richter (as Curt Jurgens) | |
| 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 | ... | Squadron Leader Edwards | |
| John Baskcomb | ... | Farmer (as John Bascomb) | |
| 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 (as Andre Maranne) | |
| 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 (as Wilfried Van Aacken) | |
| Reinhard Horras | ... | Bruno | |
| Karl-Otto Alberty | ... | Gen. Jeschonnek (Luftwaffe chief of staff) (as Karl Otto Alberty) | |
| 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 (as Wolf Harnish) | |
| Rolf Stiefel | ... | Adolf Hitler | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Paul Angelis | ... | Albert (uncredited) | |
| Graham Armitage | ... | Radar officer (uncredited) | |
| Hilda Barry | ... | Old lady (uncredited) | |
| Nicky Beaumont | ... | Pilot - Föhn's crew (uncredited) | |
| Kate Binchy | ... | Grace (uncredited) | |
| A.J. Brown | ... | Air observer (uncredited) | |
| Günter Clemens | ... | Pilot - Falke's crew (uncredited) | |
| John Comer | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Basil Dignam | ... | Tactical Records Officer (uncredited) | |
| Eric Dodson | ... | RAF officer (uncredited) | |
| Harry Fielder | ... | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Meriel Forbes | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Gareth Forwood | ... | Alistair (uncredited) | |
| Paddy Frost | ... | Edith (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) | |
| Illona Linthwaite | ... | Wendy (uncredited) | |
| Reg Lye | ... | Workman (uncredited) | |
| David McKail | ... | Lac Arnold (uncredited) | |
| Harald Meister | ... | Pilot - Föhn's crew (uncredited) | |
| George Merritt | ... | Civillian (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) | |
| Geoffrey Morris | ... | Air observer (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) | |
| George Roubicek | ... | Sergeant pilot - Falke's crew (uncredited) | |
| John Savident | ... | RAF officer (uncredited) | |
| Clive Scott | ... | 'A' Station pilot (uncredited) | |
| Kathleen St. John | ... | Old lady (uncredited) | |
| Frank Sussman | ... | ADC in intelligence maps office (uncredited) | |
| Nick Tate | ... | RAF pilot (uncredited) | |
| Reg Thomason | ... | RAF sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Chris Tranchell | ... | 'A' Station pilot (uncredited) | |
| Michael Trubshawe | ... | Air observer (uncredited) | |
| Alan Tucker | ... | Charlie (uncredited) | |
| Franz Van Norde | ... | Pilot - Föhn's crew (uncredited) | |
| Dagobert Walter | ... | Hans Falke (uncredited) | |
| David Webb | ... | RAF officer (uncredited) | |
| Peter Wesp | ... | Pilot - Föhn's crew (uncredited) | |
| Alister Williamson | ... | Air raid warden (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Guy Hamilton | |||
Writing credits | ||
| James Kennaway | (screenplay) and | |
| Wilfred Greatorex | (screenplay) | |
| Derek Dempster | book "The Narrow Margin" | |
| Derek Wood | book "The Narrow Margin" | |
Produced by | |||
| Benjamin Fisz | .... | producer (as S. Benjamin Fisz) | |
| John Palmer | .... | associate producer | |
| Harry Saltzman | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ron Goodwin | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Freddie Young | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Bert Bates | |||
Casting by | |||
| Maude Spector | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Maurice Carter | (supervising art director) | ||
| Bert Davey | |||
| William Hutchinson | |||
| Jack Maxsted | |||
| Gil Parrondo | |||
| Lionel Couch | (uncredited) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Eric Allwright | .... | chief makeup artist | |
| George Frost | .... | chief makeup artist | |
| A.G. Scott | .... | hairdresser | |
Production Management | |||
| Claude Hudson | .... | production manager (as Claud Hudson) | |
| Agustín Pastor | .... | production manager: Spain (as Agustin Pastor) | |
| Sydney Streeter | .... | production supervisor | |
| Bernard Williams | .... | production manager: aerial unit | |
| Denis Johnson Jr. | .... | unit production manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| David Bracknell | .... | second unit director | |
| Derek Cracknell | .... | first assistant director | |
| Terence A. Clegg | .... | first assistant director: second unit (uncredited) | |
| Mike Gowans | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Richard Jenkins | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Garth Thomas | .... | first assistant director: aerial unit (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Brian Ackland-Snow | .... | chief draughtsman (uncredited) | |
| Terry Ackland-Snow | .... | draughtsman (uncredited) | |
| William Alexander | .... | chief draughtsman (uncredited) | |
| Timothy Bryan | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Vernon Dixon | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Roy Dorman | .... | assistant art director (uncredited) | |
| Julián Martín | .... | painter (uncredited) | |
| Tony Reading | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Tony Rimmington | .... | assistant art director (uncredited) | |
| Gus Walker | .... | construction manager (uncredited) | |
| Frank Willson | .... | assistant art director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Gordon Everett | .... | sound | |
| Teddy Mason | .... | sound editor (as Ted Mason) | |
| Gordon K. McCallum | .... | sound (as Gordon McCallum) | |
| Jim Shields | .... | sound editor (as James Shields) | |
| Ron Davies | .... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) | |
| Pat Gilbert | .... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) | |
| Ken Reynolds | .... | boom operator (uncredited) | |
| Donald C. Rogers | .... | sound (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Martin Body | .... | camera assistant (uncredited) | |
| Richard Conway | .... | model handler (uncredited) | |
| William Creighton | .... | carpenter: model aircraft and cockpits (uncredited) | |
| Alf Levy | .... | special photographic mosaics (uncredited) | |
| Roger Turner | .... | assistant modeler (uncredited) | |
| Ronnie Wass | .... | optical effects (uncredited) | |
| Brian Wilsher | .... | model art finisher (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Nosher Powell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Robert Huke | .... | director of photography: second unit (as Bob Huke) | |
| David James | .... | still photographer | |
| John Jordan | .... | aerial photographer | |
| Skeets Kelly | .... | aerial photographer | |
| Chic Anstiss | .... | camera operator: second unit (uncredited) | |
| Robin Browne | .... | focus puller: aerial unit (uncredited) | |
| Keith Hamshere | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Dudley Lovell | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| John Morgan | .... | focus puller: aerial unit (uncredited) | |
| Bob Penn | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Carl Fox-Duering | .... | casting: Germany | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Brenda Dabbs | .... | wardrobe mistress | |
| John Wilson-Apperson | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Timothy Gee | .... | first assistant editor (uncredited) | |
| Andy Smith | .... | first assistant editor: second unit (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Malcolm Arnold | .... | conductor: "Battle in the Air" | |
| Ron Goodwin | .... | conductor | |
| William Walton | .... | composer: "Battle In the Air" (as Sir William Walton O.M.) | |
| Eric Tomlinson | .... | music recordist (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Maurice Binder | .... | title designer: main title | |
| David Bracknell | .... | aerial director | |
| Hans Brunstellin | .... | technical and tactical advisor: Germany (as Col. Hans Brustellin) | |
| B. Drobinski | .... | technical and tactical advisor: British (as Sqn. Ldr. B Drobinski) | |
| Carl Fox-Duering | .... | dialogue director: Germany | |
| Franz Frodl | .... | technical and tactical advisor: Germany (as Major Franz Frodl) | |
| Adolf Galland | .... | technical and tactical advisor: Germany (as Lt. General Adolf Galland) | |
| Tom Gleave | .... | technical and tactical advisor: British (as GP. Capt. Tom Gleave) | |
| 'Ginger' Lacey | .... | technical and tactical advisor: British (as Sqn. Ldr. Ginger Lacey) | |
| Claire Legge | .... | technical and tactical advisor: British (as Wg. Cdr. T. Claire Legge {W.R.A.F.}) | |
| Hamish Mahaddie | .... | technical and tactical advisor: British (as GP. Capt. Hamish Mahaddie) | |
| Elaine Schreyeck | .... | continuity | |
| Robert Stanford-Tuck | .... | technical and tactical advisor: British (as Wg. Cdr. Robert Stanford Tuck) | |
| Robert Wright | .... | technical and tactical advisor: British (as Wg. Cdr. Robert Wright) | |
| Douglas Bader | .... | advisor: British military (uncredited) | |
| R.D. Coles | .... | pilot (uncredited) | |
| Dave Curry | .... | pilot: Hawker Hurricane (uncredited) | |
| Connie Edwards | .... | pilot (uncredited) | |
| Duane Egli | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| June Faithfull | .... | continuity: second unit (uncredited) | |
| Lefty Gardner | .... | pilot (uncredited) | |
| David Haft | .... | assistant to producer (uncredited) | |
| Jeff Hawke | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Joan Kirk | .... | continuity: second unit (uncredited) | |
| Josephine Knowles | .... | continuity: aerial unit (uncredited) | |
| Quentin Lawrence | .... | aerial unit director (uncredited) | |
| R.B. Lloyd | .... | pilot (uncredited) | |
| Gerald Martin | .... | pilot (uncredited) | |
| M.R. Merret | .... | pilot (uncredited) | |
| Tim Mills | .... | pilot: Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane (uncredited) | |
| Lloyd Nolen | .... | pilot (uncredited) | |
| J.M. Preece | .... | pilot (uncredited) | |
| D.J. Spink | .... | pilot (uncredited) | |
| S. St.J. Homer | .... | pilot (uncredited) | |
| Peter Townsend | .... | advisor: British military (uncredited) | |
| Mike Vickers | .... | pilot (uncredited) | |
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Never knew this movie existed until I happened upon it at the local video store. I decided to give it a chance. This movie can be compared to "Tora! Tora! Tora!" in that it gives one the factual perspective of the Battle of Britain and not some love story or "shoot'em up" action adventure set around the Battle of Britain. It is the absence of such elements that makes some viewers not enjoy this kind of film. However, if you are interested in seeing history played out on the screen, or are a history buff like me, you will enjoy this movie. The characters are not deep or complex and there is little character development, but in a movie like this, it is not necessary. There is a pretty useless subplot involving a man and his wife, but other than that, this film is not to be missed by those who enjoy WWII history.