Battle of Britain (1969)

Directors

Guy Hamilton

Cast

Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Curd Jürgens, Ian McShane, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Susannah York, Robert Shaw, Patrick Wymark, Edward Fox, Barry Foster, Isla Blair, Sarah Lawson, Karl-Otto Alberty, Reinhard Horras, Wolf Harnisch, Dagobert Walter, Manfred Reddemann, Alexander Allerson, Paul Neuhaus

The story

During the Battle of France in June 1940, RAF pilots evacuate a small airfield just ahead of advancing German ground forces and an attack by Luftwaffe aircraft. As the deserted beaches of Dunkirk are shown following the evacuation of Allied forces, the BBC reports British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's declaration that "what General Weygand called the 'Battle of France' is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin." In neutral Switzerland, the German ambassador proposes new peace terms to his British counterpart.

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