Other Titles • Battle of Britain • Die Luftschlacht um England (1969)
Synopses for Battle of Britain (1969)
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Despite its manipulative grandiosity, this film is completely irresistible, for several reasons: it recounts the greatest air battle in history, creating the greatest aerial battle scenes in film history; it has 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); and it's technically very well made, thanks to the Bond team of producer Harry Saltzman and director Guy Hamilton and the great cinematographer Freddie Young. --Bill Desowitz
(5 votes)
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2 Disc Set! France has fallen to the Nazis. Britain is next. But Hitler has to destroy the Royal Air Force first. And so, on August 13, 1940, German Stukas attack the aerodromes in the south of England. British Spitfires take off to meet the challenge. The Battle Of Britain has begun. This is the incredible-but-true story of the outnumbered and undermanned RAF defeated the superior forces of the Luftwaffe and changed the course of history. Highlighted by spectacular aerial combat footage and starring Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw and Susannah York, Battle Of Britain is "a real cinematic achievement." - Vincent Canby, The New York Times.
(4 votes)
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A powerful and colorful portrayal of an understaffed, technically inferior royal air-crew who valiantly holds off the superior forces of the German Luftwaffe. This pivotal battle of World War II could have led to the Germans winning the war. The incredible cast includes Michael Caine, Robert Shaw, Curt Jurgens, and Laurence Olivier.
(4 votes)
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Historical reenactment of the air war in the early days of World War Two for control of the skies over Britain as the new Luftwaffa and the Royal Air Force determine whether or not an invasion can take place.
(4 votes)
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