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#22
My Rating:
8
Seen It:
Yes
#22
My Rating:
8
Seen It:
Yes
UK / English
| Harry Andrews | Senior civil servant |
| Michael Caine | Squadron Leader Canfield |
| Trevor Howard | Air Vice Marshal Keith Park |
| 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 |
| Curd Jürgens | Baron von Richter |
| Ralph Richardson | Sir David Kelly |
| Susannah York | Section Officer Maggie Harvey |
| Curt Jurgens | |
| Patrick Wymark | Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory |
| Robert Shaw | Squadron Leader Skipper |
| Michael Bates | Warr. Off. Warrick |
| Director | Guy Hamilton |
| Producer | Benjamin Fisz; Harry Saltzman; John Palmer; S. Benjamin Fisz |
| Writer | Wilfred Greatorex; James Kennaway; Derek Dempster |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Musician | Ron Goodwin; William Walton |
| User Credit 1 | Bert Bates |
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Features
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Notes
Trivia: The St Katherine's Dock area of East London was being demolished at the time of filming to make way for a new housing estate. Many of the partially demolished buildings were used to depict bombed out houses and factories. Ironically, St Katherine's Dock was one of the few areas of London's East End to survive the Blitz. (more) Goofs: Continuity: Cockpit shots of the German bombers repeatedly show the same Heinkel pilot who dies two or three times. (more)
Quotes:
[Narration]
Winston Churchill: Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
(more)
Awards: Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. (more)