Battle of Britain [videorecording]
2009
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Guy Hamilton's classic war film looks at how England defended itself from the German aerial onslaught of the summer of 1940. Laurence Olivier plays Sir Hugh Dowding, the air chief marshal whose fleet outmanouevre the Luftwaffe, despite a numerical disadvantage; and those few to whom so many owed so much are portrayed by an all-star cast including Michael Caine, Kenneth More and Ralph Richardson. Despite its pro-British slant, the authenticity of the film's impressive flying sequences was guaranteed by the technical advice of Adolf Galland, one of the Nazi's most celebrated World War 2 pilots.
Main title:
Battle of Britain [videorecording] / producer, Harry Saltzman; producer, Benjamin Fisz.
Author:
Hamilton, Guy, 1922-2016, directorGoodwin, Ron, musicWalton, William, 1902-1983, musicOlivier, Laurence, 1907-1989, actorShaw, Robert, 1927-1978, actorCaine, Michael, actorRedgrave, Michael
Imprint:
MGM, 2009.
Collation:
1 Blu-Ray (126 min.) : col.
Notes:
Region B, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Scene access, Ratio (1:2.35 CinemaScope), Other Ratio 1:1.78 (16:9) widescreen, Languages (English), Sound (Dolby Digital 5.1), Other languages Italian, Spanish, Other Language Sound High Definition, Subtitles (Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish), Subtitles for hard of hearing (English).Made in 1969.Based on the book 'The narrow margin' by D. Wood and D. Dempster.Credits: director, Guy Hamilton; writer, James Kennaway; writer, Wilfred Greatorex; music, Ron Goodwin; music, William Walton.BRN.Credits: director, Guy Hamilton; writer, James Kennaway; writer, Wilfred Greatorex; music, Ron Goodwin; music, William Walton; cinematographer, Freddie Young.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Laurence Olivier, Robert Shaw, Michael Caine, Susannah York, Christopher Plummer, Kenneth More, Trevor Howard, Ralph Richardson, Curd Jürgens, Michael Redgrave.
Audience:
BBFC code: PG.
System details:
Blu-Ray.
Dewey class:
791.437
Local class:
BRD F
Language:
English
Index terms:
DVD: Back Catalogue Films
BRN:
970577
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