In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.
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Harry Andrews
Senior Civil Servant
Michael Caine
Squadron Leader Canfield
Trevor Howard
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
Curd Jürgens
Baron von Richter
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
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
Isla Blair
Mrs. Andy
Barry Foster
Sqd. Leader Edwards
John Baskcomb
Farmer
Edward Fox
Pilot Officer Archie
Tom Chatto
Willoughby's Assistant Controller
W.G. Foxley
Squadron Leader Evans
James Cosmo
Jamie
David Griffin
Sgt. Pilot Chris
Jack Gwillim
Senior Air Staff Officer
André Maranne
French NCO
Myles Hoyle
Peter
Anthony Nicholls
Minister
Duncan Lamont
Flight Sgt. Arthur
Nicholas Pennell
Simon
Sarah Lawson
Skipper's Wife
Andrzej Scibor
Ox
Mark Malicz
Pasco
Jean Wladon
Jean Jacques
Wilfried von Aacken
Gen. Osterkamp
Reinhard Horras
Bruno
Karl-Otto Alberty
General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff
Helmut Kircher
Boehm
Alexander Allerson
Maj. Brandt
Paul Neuhaus
Maj. Föhn
Dietrich Frauboes
Field Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe)
Malte Petzel
Col. Beppo Schmidt (Luftwaffe Intelligence)
Alf Jungermann
Brandt's Navigator
Manfred Reddemann
Maj. Falke
Peter Hager
Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Hein Riess
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring
Wolf Harnisch
Gen. Fink
Rolf Stiefel
Adolf Hitler
Nikki Van der Zyl
Dubbing (voice)
Tony Allen
NCO in Plotting Room (uncredited)
Paul Angelis
Albert (uncredited)
Graham Armitage
Radar Officer (uncredited)
Hilda Barry
Old Lady (uncredited)
Roy Beck
French Soldier / RAF Pilot (uncredited)
Kate Binchy
Grace (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
Civilian Watching German Bomber Crash (uncredited)
A. J. Brown
Air Observer (uncredited)
Daniel Brown
Refugee (uncredited)
Fay Bura
Woman in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)
Mary Burleigh
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bill Burns
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Pauline Chamberlain
Woman in Church Hall Shelter (uncredited)
Massimo Ciprari
German Soldier (uncredited)
Günter Clemens
Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
John Comer
Policeman (uncredited)
Les Conrad
RAF Sergeant (uncredited)
Victor Croxford
George Curtis
Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)
Basil Dignam
Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)
Eric Dodson
Jim Dowdall
German Pilot (uncredited)
Hugh Elton
Docker (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Soldier (uncredited)
Meriel Forbes
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Gareth Forwood
Alistair (uncredited)
Paddy Frost
Edith (uncredited)
Hugh Futcher
RAF Ground Crew (uncredited)
Brian Grellis
RAF Cpl. Ernie (uncredited)
Michael Guest
General Staff Officer (uncredited)
Barry Halliday
'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)
Paul Hansard
Karl (uncredited)
Vincent Harding
ADC to Hitler (uncredited)
Pat Heywood
WRAF Cpl. Seymour (uncredited)
Stuart Hoyle
Desmond Jordan
Geoffrey King
Jack Le White
Archie's Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Illona Linthwaite
Wendy (uncredited)
Maureen Lipman
Radar Operator (uncredited)
Reg Lye
Workman (uncredited)
David McKail
Lac Arnold (uncredited)
Harald Meister
Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)
Rosalind Mendleson
George Merritt
Civilian (uncredited)
Hilary Minster
Ingo Mogendorf
Richard Morant
Replacement Pilot - Red Section 'Red 2' (uncredited)
Richardson Morgan
British Embassy Valet (uncredited)
Steve Morley
Boy Watching Archie's Parachute Landing (uncredited)
Christopher Morris
Boy (uncredited)
Geoffrey Morris
Norman Morris
RAF Sergeant in Shelter (uncredited)
Douglas Nottage
Sergeant Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)
Hugo Panczak
Clifford Parrish
Kelly's Butler (uncredited)
Eileen Peel
Lady Kelly (uncredited)
David Quilter
Pam Rose
WAF in the Plotting Room (uncredited)
George Roubicek
Sergeant Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)
John Savident
Clive Scott
Jack Sharp
Old Man (uncredited)
Albert Shepherd
Soldier at Self-Propelled Gun (uncredited)
Sadie Slade
Radio Operator (uncredited)
Kathleen St John
Philip Stewart
Frank Sussman
ADC in Intelligence Maps Office (uncredited)
Nick Tate
RAF Pilot (uncredited)
John Tatham
Fighter Command Officer (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Chris Tranchell
Joseph Tregonino
Paul Tropea
Peasant Boy (uncredited)
Rosetta Tropea
Peasant Girl (uncredited)
Michael Trubshawe
Alan Tucker
Charlie (uncredited)
Franz Van Norde
Mickey Varey
Rescue Worker (uncredited)
Dagobert Walter
Hans Falke (uncredited)
David Webb
Peter Wesp
Alister Williamson
Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Guy Hamilton
Director
Derek Dempster
Novel
James Kennaway
Screenplay
Derek Wood
Benjamin Fisz
Producer
Harry Saltzman
Ron Goodwin
Original Music Composer
Freddie Young
Director of Photography
Bert Bates
Editor
Maude Spector
Casting
Bert Davey
Art Direction
William Hutchinson
Jack Maxsted
Gil Parrondo
John Wilson-Apperson
Costume Supervisor
Eric Allwright
Makeup Artist
George Frost
Claude Hudson
Production Manager
Sydney Streeter
Production Supervisor
Ray Caple
Special Effects
Cliff Richardson
Wally Veevers
Maurice Carter
Supervising Art Director
Glen Robinson
A. G. Scott
Hairdresser
Derek Cracknell
First Assistant Director
David Bracknell
Second Unit Director
Colin Grimes
Storyboard Artist
Gordon Everett
Sound
Gordon K. McCallum
Teddy Mason
Sound Editor
Jim Shields
Alan Quested
Visual Effects
John Jordan
Aerial Camera
Skeets Kelly
George Pearman
Electrician
Jimmy Spoard
Grip
Robert Huke
Second Unit Director of Photography
Carl Duering
Wardrobe Supervisor
Elaine Schreyeck
Continuity
Maurice Binder
Main Title Designer
Agustín Pastor
Bernard Williams
Wilfred Greatorex
David James
Still Photographer
John Palmer
Associate Producer
Lionel Couch
Colin Arthur
Assistant Makeup Artist
Denis Johnson Jr
Unit Production Manager
Vincent Winter
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Dickie Bamber
Terence A. Clegg
Mike Gowans
Second Assistant Director
Richard Jenkins
Garth Thomas
Brian Ackland-Snow
Draughtsman
Terry Ackland-Snow
William Alexander
Paddy Bennett
Props
Dennis Bosher
Timothy Bryan
Set Dresser
Vernon Dixon
Roy Dorman
Assistant Art Director
John Fenner
Michael Guyett
Scenic Artist
Charles Hammerton
Construction Manager
Julián Martín
Painter
Peter Melrose
Francisco Prósper
Construction Coordinator
Tony Reading
Norman Reynolds
Tony Rimmington
John Siddall
Ken Softley
Alan Tomkins
Gus Walker
Peter Wallis
Frank Willson
Ron Davis
Assistant Sound Editor
Pat Gilbert
Ken Reynolds
Boom Operator
Donald C. Rogers
Trevor Rutherford
Wally Armitage
Ron Burton
Special Effects Assistant
Peter Dawson
Rodney Fuller
George Gibbs
Jimmy Harris
Peter Hutchinson
Garth Inns
Robert Nugent
Pablo Pérez
Special Effects Coordinator
Roy Whybrow
John Richardson
Brian Warner
Del Baker
Stunts
Nosher Powell
Chic Anstiss
Camera Operator
Robin Browne
Focus Puller
Terry Cole
Trevor Coop
Clapper Loader
Arkadi De Rakoff
Brian Ellis
Assistant Camera
Keith Hamshere
Dudley Lovell
John Morgan
Bob Penn
Mike Rutter
Danny Shelmerdine
Jack Thetford
Brenda Dabbs
Wardrobe Master
Richard Pointing
Wardrobe Assistant
Paul Vachon
Timothy Gee
First Assistant Editor
Len Lee
Location Manager
Conductor
William Walton
Additional Music
June Faithfull
Joan Kirk
Josephine Knowles
Aerial Coordinator
Larry Belling
Unit Publicist
Len Cave
Production Accountant
Derrick Norwood
Assistant Accountant