Battle of Britain (movie)
1969 British film by Guy Hamilton
Battle of Britain is a 1969 British Second World War movie directed by Guy Hamilton, and produced by Harry Saltzman and S. Benjamin Fisz. The movie is about the Battle of Britain.
| Battle of Britain | |
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| Directed by | Guy Hamilton |
| Written by | James Kennaway Wilfred Greatorex |
| Produced by | Harry Saltzman Benjamin Fisz |
| Starring | Harry Andrews Michael Caine Trevor Howard Curt Jürgens Ian McShane Kenneth More Laurence Olivier Nigel Patrick Christopher Plummer Michael Redgrave Ralph Richardson Robert Shaw Patrick Wymark Susannah York |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Edited by | Bert Bates |
| Music by | Ron Goodwin William Walton |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English German |
| Budget | $14 million[1] |
| Box office | $13 million |
It stars Laurence Olivier as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, Trevor Howard as Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park, and Patrick Wymark as Air Vice-Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Air Officer commanding No. 12 Group RAF. It also starred Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer and Robert Shaw as Squadron Leaders.
References
change- ↑ Tino Balio, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 p. 272
