Battle of Britain (movie)
Battle of Britain is a 1969 British Second World War movie directed by Guy Hamilton, and produced by Harry Saltzman and S. Benjamin Fisz. The movie is about the Battle of Britain.
Battle of Britain | |
---|---|
Directed by | Guy Hamilton |
Produced by | Harry Saltzman Benjamin Fisz |
Written by | James Kennaway Wilfred Greatorex |
Starring | Harry Andrews Michael Caine Trevor Howard Curt Jürgens Ian McShane Kenneth More Laurence Olivier Nigel Patrick Christopher Plummer Michael Redgrave Ralph Richardson Robert Shaw Patrick Wymark Susannah York |
Music by | Ron Goodwin William Walton |
Cinematography | Freddie Young |
Edited by | Bert Bates |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
|
Running time | 133 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English German |
Budget | $14 million[1] |
Box office | $13 million |
It stars Laurence Olivier as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, Trevor Howard as Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park, and Patrick Wymark as Air Vice-Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Air Officer commanding No. 12 Group RAF. It also starred Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer and Robert Shaw as Squadron Leaders.
References
- ↑ Tino Balio, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 p. 272