Aired Saturday March 2, 10:05pm - 11:45pmon 5Spike

Battle of Britain (1969)

Action / Drama / War

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding is the man who has to marshal a depleted British fighter force against incessant Luftwaffe attacks in the summer of 1940. While he's fighting for more planes to combat the German aerial invasion, pilots such as Squadron Leaders Skipper and Harvey have to take the strain of daily combat, constantly staring death in the face.

Country
United Kingdom
Cast and crew
  • Guy HamiltonDirector
  • Laurence OlivierAir Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
  • Michael CaineSquadron Leader Canfield
  • Christopher PlummerSquadron Leader Colin Harvey
  • Robert ShawSquadron Leader Skipper
  • Susannah YorkSection Officer Maggie Harvey
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