Battle of Britain (1969) - Video Detective

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In the greatest air battle of WWII, Harry Andrews, Michael Caine and Sir Laurence Olivier take to the skies to fend off the German invasion of England.

Original Release

09/16/1969

Cast

Name	Character

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
Laurence Olivier	Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Christopher Plummer	Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
Kenneth More	Group Capt. Baker
Nigel Patrick	Group Capt. Hope
Michael Redgrave	Air Vice Marshal Evill

(see additional cast & crew)

Directors

Guy Hamilton

Writers

James Kennaway, Derek Dempster, Derek Wood, Wilfred Greatorex

Cast

Name	Character

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
Laurence Olivier	Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Christopher Plummer	Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
Kenneth More	Group Capt. Baker
Nigel Patrick	Group Capt. Hope
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
Edward Fox	Pilot Officer Archie
W.G. Foxley	Squadron Leader Evans
Barry Foster	Squadron Leader Edwards
James Cosmo	Jamie