Battle of Britain 55 years old

Battle of Britain

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.

Credits

Battle of Britain Cast

Name Character
Laurence Olivier He was 62, 82 years old when he died as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Michael Caine He was 36, now 91 years old as Squadron Leader Canfield
Ian McShane He was 26, now 82 years old as Sgt. Pilot Andy
Susannah York She was 30, 72 years old when she died as Section Officer Maggie Harvey
Christopher Plummer He was 39, now 95 years old as Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
Edward Fox He was 32, now 87 years old as Pilot Officer Archie
Robert Shaw He was 42, 51 years old when he died as Squadron Leader Skipper
Curd Jürgens He was 53, 66 years old when he died as Baron von Richter
Ralph Richardson He was 66, 80 years old when he died as Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
Trevor Howard He was 55, 74 years old when he died as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
Michael Redgrave He was 61, 77 years old when he died as Air Vice Marshal Evill
Patrick Wymark He was 43, 44 years old when he died as Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Kenneth More He was 54, 67 years old when he died as Group Capt. Baker
Barry Foster He was 42, 74 years old when he died as Sqd. Leader Edwards
James Cosmo He was 21, now 76 years old as Jamie
Harry Andrews He was 57, 77 years old when he died as Senior civil servant
Jean Wladon as Jean Jacques
Alexander Allerson He was 39, now 94 years old as Maj. Brandt
Jack Gwillim He was 59, 91 years old when he died as Senior Air Staff Officer
Paul Neuhaus He was 31, now 86 years old as Maj. Föhn
Karl-Otto Alberty He was 35, now 91 years old as General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff
Nigel Patrick He was 57, 69 years old when he died as Group Capt. Hope
Robert Flemyng He was 57, 83 years old when he died as Wing Cmdr. Willoughby
Manfred Reddemann He was 29, now 85 years old as Maj. Falke
Helmut Kircher He was 29, now 85 years old as Boehm
Michael Bates He was 48, 57 years old when he died as Warrant Officer Warwick
Hein Riess He was 56, 79 years old when he died as Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring

Battle of Britain Crew

Name Department
Cliff Richardson as Special Effects. He was 64 (80) years old when He died Crew
Ron Goodwin as Original Music Composer. He was 44 (77) years old when He died Sound
Bert Davey as Art Direction. He was 47 (now 103) years old Art
Bert Bates as Editor. He was 62 (68) years old when He died Editing
Jack Maxsted as Art Direction. He was 53 (84) years old when He died Art
Maude Spector as Casting. She was 53 (79) years old when She died Production
Claude Hudson as Production Manager. He was 88 (71) years old when He died Production
Wally Veevers as Still Photographer. Camera
Wally Veevers as Special Effects. Crew
George Frost as Makeup Artist. He was 249 (76) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
William Hutchinson as Art Direction. He was 100 (49) years old when He died Art
Derek Dempster as Novel. Writing
Wilfred Greatorex as Screenplay. He was 48 (81) years old when He died Writing
James Kennaway as Screenplay. He was 41 (40) years old when He died Writing
Derek Wood as Novel. He was 39 (73) years old when He died Writing
Benjamin Fisz as Producer. He was 47 (67) years old when He died Production
Eric Allwright as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Sydney Streeter as Production Supervisor. Production
Maurice Carter as Supervising Art Director. He was 7 (23) years old when He died Art
Guy Hamilton as Director. He was 46 (93) years old when He died Directing
Freddie Young as Director of Photography. He was 66 (96) years old when He died Camera
Gil Parrondo as Art Direction. He was 48 (95) years old when He died Art
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Battle of Britain (55 years)

  • Release day: Monday, September 15, 1969
  • Runtime: 132 minutes
  • Budget: 12000000.00