| Uniform Title |
Battle of Britain (Motion picture : 1969) |
| Title |
Battle of Britain. |
| Published |
Moore Park, NSW : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox, ©2009. |
| ©1969 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (126 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Twentieth Century Fox : 93482SDO. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1969. |
| Special features: Audio commentary ; William Walton score. |
| Credits |
Directed by Guy Hamilton ; screenplay by James Kennaway and Wilfred Greatorex. |
| Performers |
Harry Andrews, Sir Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Cut Jurgens, Ian McShane, Kenneth Moore, Sir Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Nigel Patrick, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw, Patrick Wymark, Susannah York. |
| Summary |
Spectacular retelling of a true story that shows courage at its inspiring best. When the outnumbered Royal Air Force defied insurmountable odds in engaging the German Luftwaffe, they may well have altered the course of history. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; Region 4 ; PAL ; Letterbox 16:9 ; Aspect ratio 2.35:1. |
| Language note |
English. Subtitles: English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
Great Britain. -- British Royal Air Force -- Drama |
| Germany. -- Luftwaffe -- Drama |
| Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British -- Drama |
| Battles -- Great Britain -- 20th century -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| Genre |
War films |
| Historical films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Hamilton, Guy, 1922-2016 director. |
| Kennaway, James, 1928-1968 screenwriter. |
| Greatorex, Wilfred, 1922-2002 screenwriter. |
| Andrews, Harry, 1911-1989 actor. |
| Caine, Michael actor. |
| Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989 actor. |
| Series |
Wars & westerns |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Andrews, Harry, 1911-1989 .
- Caine, Michael .
- Greatorex, Wilfred, 1922-2002 .
- Hamilton, Guy, 1922-2016 .
- Kennaway, James, 1928-1968 .
- Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989 .
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