Battle of Britain (1969) | |
| Director(s) | Guy Hamilton |
| Producer(s) | Benjamin Fisz, John Palmer (associate), Harry Saltzman |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama, Epic, Historical, War |
| Top Topics | Aviation, World War II |
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Battle of Britain (1969) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Guy Hamilton and produced by Harry Saltzman, Benjamin Fisz and John Palmer.
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Battle Of Britain – part 8
By Tom on Feb 3, 2013 From The Old Movie HouseGripes and Kudos Laurence Olivier played Sir Hugh Dowding Trevor Howard played Sir Keith Park Ralph Richardson played ... Read full article
Battle Of Britain – part 7
By Tom on Jan 28, 2013 From The Old Movie HouseThe All Too Real and Some nice touches Germany attacked and bombed London ruthlessly and randomly. No one was safe, and no place was free of the possibility of being bombed. If it was English it was fair game. What you’re about to see are screen captures from the film, and some actual photos o... Read full article
Battle Of Britain – part 6
By Tom on Jan 27, 2013 From The Old Movie HouseThe Pilots Even though it was called The Battle Of Britain it’s a popular misconception to think the pilots who flew for Britain were entirely British. Even though the vast majority were indeed British (2,500) they did get a great deal of help from 147 Poles, 101 New Zealanders, 94 Canadians, ... Read full article
Battle Of Britain – part 5
By Tom on Jan 22, 2013 From The Old Movie HouseWhat happens next is a very ordinary human fault . They got lost. A German air crew with a desire to return to their respective homes early drops their bombs on what they think isn’t London. The navigator doesn’t seem to have a clue where London is. He says it’s six kilometers b... Read full article
Battle Of Britain – part 4
By Tom on Jan 20, 2013 From The Old Movie HouseA Stuka crashing at Ventnor radar station The scan below is a depiction of the radar system Britain had at the time of the Battle Of Britain. It’s from the book by Karen Farrington entitled World War II – Ground, Sea & Air Battles. If you want to look at it in detail would might be w... Read full article
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Squadron Leader Skipper: Right! Let's get the hell out of here!
Pilot Officer Archie: Where are we going, sir?
Squadron Leader Skipper: [Walking rapidly toward his plane] Why don't you follow me and find out?
[to his flight of non-English-speaking Polish pilots]
Squadron Leader Edwards: Shut up! Silence - in Polish!
Squadron Leader Colin Harvey: I'll give you a piece of advice: stay single.
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When Air Vice Marshal Park first visits Squadron Leader Harvey, a double was used in place of Trevor Howard for the shot of him jumping out of the Hurricane because, as Guy Hamilton said, "You don't have elderly actors jumping out of elderly planes".
This film's closing epilogue is a famous quote from Winston Churchill. It states: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" 'Winston Spencer Churchill'. In some versions of the movie, the quotation differs from the above mentioned and instead reads "This is not the end; it is not even the beginning of the end, but it may be the end of the beginning." Of course, this quote is also being attributed to "Winston Spencer Churchill".
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