Story :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.
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
Patrick WymarkAir Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Susannah YorkSection Officer Maggie Harvey
Michael BatesWarrant Officer Warwick
Robert FlemyngWing Cmdr. Willoughby
Isla BlairMrs. Andy
Barry FosterSqd. Leader Edwards
John BaskcombFarmer
Edward FoxPilot Officer Archie
Tom ChattoWilloughby's Assistant Controller
W.G. FoxleySquadron Leader Evans
James CosmoJamie
David GriffinSgt. Pilot Chris
Jack GwillimSenior Air Staff Officer
André MaranneFrench NCO
Myles HoylePeter
Anthony NichollsMinister
Duncan LamontFlight Sgt. Arthur
Nicholas PennellSimon
Sarah LawsonSkipper's Wife
Andrzej SciborOx
Mark MaliczPasco
Jean WladonJean Jacques
Wilfried von AackenGen. Osterkamp
Reinhard HorrasBruno
Karl-Otto AlbertyGeneral Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff
Helmut KircherBoehm
Alexander AllersonMaj. Brandt
Paul NeuhausMaj. Föhn
Dietrich FrauboesField Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe)