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A Balasaur Score of 63 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 67%, Metacritic 44/100. Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do. Most of the 122 1960s war movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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 an attempted Nazi invasion.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic44/100
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
360 audience votes
Key crew
- James KennawayScreenplay
- Guy HamiltonDirector
- Ron GoodwinOriginal Music Composer
- Wilfred GreatorexScreenplay
Cast
- Harry AndrewsSenior Civil Servant
- Michael CaineSquadron Leader Canfield
- Trevor HowardAir Vice Marshal Keith Park
- Curd JürgensBaron von Richter
- Ian McShaneSgt. Pilot Andy
- Kenneth MoreGroup Capt. Baker
- Laurence OlivierAir Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
- Nigel PatrickGroup Capt. Hope
- Christopher PlummerSquadron Leader Colin Harvey
- Michael RedgraveAir Vice Marshal Evill
- Ralph RichardsonSir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
- Robert ShawSquadron Leader Skipper
Stills
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Themes
raf (royal air force)world war iibased on true storyaerial combatbritish historyairfield1940sbattle of britainspitfire pilotsluftwaffefighter pilotspilots