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A powerful, colourful and star-studded re-creation of the epic 1940 battle that took place in the skies over England. Surprised and understaffed, the British forces used determination and guile to valiantly hold off the superior forces of the German Luftwaffe in the early days of World War II. If England had lost, the Germans .. Read more
| Starring | Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Robert Shaw, Susannah York |
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| Director | Guy Hamilton |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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A powerful, colourful and star-studded re-creation of the epic 1940 battle that took place in the skies over England. Surprised and understaffed, the British forces used determination and guile to valiantly hold off the superior forces of the German Luftwaffe in the early days of World War II. If England had lost, the Germans may very well have won the war. The incredible cast includes Michael Caine, Robert Shaw, Curt Jurgens, and Laurence Olivier, in a no-expense-spared production featuring stunning airborne dog-fight sequences.
| Starring | Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Robert Shaw, Susannah York, Christopher Plummer, Kenneth More, Kenneth More, Trevor Howard, Ralph Richardson, Patrick Wymark, Curt Jurgens, Michael Redgrave, Nigel Patrick, Robert Flemyng, Edward Fox |
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| Director | Guy Hamilton |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 7 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 7 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1969 To Rent: DVD: 24 May 2004 Blu-ray: 09 Nov 2009 |
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Plodding attempt to cover an historic event from too many angles and with too many guest stars, all indistinguishable from each other when masked in the cockpit during the repetitive and interminable dogfight sequences. On the ground, things are even dull
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disappointment
After viewing the bonus disc i was disappointed that the disc stopped working just as the story was starting to develop.
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Enjoyably rousing
An attempt to cover the months when Germany turned its eyes on Britain as the next conquest and needed to have control of the skies before attempting landings.<... read more »
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Fantastic Film
Super film, doesn't show its age at all and looks great in Blue Ray. Accurate depiction of the Battle of Britain, lots of great action scenes, nice imagery ... read more »
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Jump Andy
Watch Reach for the Sky then Battle of Britain. Kenneth More seems like a cameo in the second. Takes all sorts . .
BoB quotes a plenty . . . find ... read more »