Cast & Crew

Directed by

Guy Hamilton

Writing Credits

James Kennaway
(screenplay) and
Wilfred Greatorex
(screenplay)
Derek Dempster
(book)
Derek Wood
(book)

Cast

Harry Andrews
Senior Civil Servant
Michael Caine
Squadron Leader Canfield
Trevor Howard
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
Curd Jürgens
Baron von Richter
Ian McShane
Sgt. Pilot Andy
Kenneth More
Group Capt. Baker
Laurence Olivier
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Nigel Patrick
Group Capt. Hope
Christopher Plummer
Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
Michael Redgrave
Air Vice Marshal Evill
Ralph Richardson
Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
Robert Shaw
Squadron Leader Skipper
Patrick Wymark
Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Susannah York
Section Officer Maggie Harvey
Michael Bates
Warrant Officer Warwick
Robert Flemyng
Wing Cmdr. Willoughby
Isla Blair
Mrs. Andy
Barry Foster
Squadron Leader Edwards
John Baskcomb
Farmer
Edward Fox
Pilot Officer Archie
Tom Chatto
Willoughby's Assistant Controller
W.G. Foxley
Squadron Leader Evans
James Cosmo
Jamie
David Griffin
Sgt. Pilot Chris
Jack Gwillim
Senior Air Staff Officer
André Maranne
French NCO
Myles Hoyle
Peter
Anthony Nicholls
Minister
Duncan Lamont
Flight Sgt. Arthur
Nicholas Pennell
Simon
Sarah Lawson
Skipper's Wife
Andrzej Scibor
Ox
Mark Malicz
Pasco
Jean Wladon
Jean Jacques
Wilfried von Aacken
Gen. Osterkamp
Reinhard Horras
Bruno
Karl-Otto Alberty
General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff
Helmut Kircher
Boehm
Alexander Allerson
Maj. Brandt
Paul Neuhaus
Maj. Föhn
Dietrich Frauboes
Field Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe)
Malte Petzel
Col. Beppo Schmidt (Luftwaffe Intelligence)
Alf Jungermann
Brandt's Navigator
Manfred Reddemann
Maj. Falke
Peter Hager
Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Hein Riess
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring
Wolf Harnisch
Gen. Fink
Rolf Stiefel
Adolf Hitler
Nikki Van der Zyl
Dubbing
Tony Allen
NCO in Plotting Room
Paul Angelis
Albert
Graham Armitage
Radar Officer
Hilda Barry
Old Lady
Nicky Beaumont
Pilot - Föhn's Crew
Roy Beck
French soldier / RAF pilot (uncredited)
Kate Binchy
Grace
Ernest Blyth
Civilian Watching German Bomber Crash
A.J. Brown
Air Observer
Daniel Brown
Refugee
Fay Bura
Woman in Air Raid Shelter
Mary Burleigh
(unknown)
Bill Burns
RAF Officer
Pauline Chamberlain
Woman in Church Hall Shelter
Massimo Ciprari
German Soldier
Günter Clemens
Pilot - Falke's Crew
John Comer
Policeman
Les Conrad
RAF Sergeant
Victor Croxford
Refugee
George Curtis
Man in Air Raid Shelter
Basil Dignam
Tactical Records Officer
Eric Dodson
RAF Officer
Jim Dowdall
German pilot
Hugh Elton
Docker
Harry Fielder
Soldier
Meriel Forbes
Undetermined Role
Gareth Forwood
Alistair
Paddy Frost
Edith
Hugh Futcher
RAF ground crew
Brian Grellis
RAF Cpl. Ernie
Michael Guest
General Staff Officer
Barry Halliday
'A' Station Pilot
Paul Hansard
Karl
Vincent Harding
ADC to Hitler
Pat Heywood
WRAF Cpl. Seymour
Stuart Hoyle
'A' Station Pilot
Desmond Jordan
General Staff Officer
Geoffrey King
Air Observer
Jack Le White
Archie's Taxi Driver
Aileen Lewis
Woman in Air Raid Shelter
Illona Linthwaite
Wendy
Maureen Lipman
Radar Operator
Reg Lye
Workman
David McKail
Lac Arnold
Harald Meister
Pilot - Föhn's Crew
Rosalind Mendleson
Refugee
George Merritt
Civilian
Hilary Minster
Pilot - Falke's Crew
Ingo Mogendorf
Pilot - Falke's Crew
Richard Morant
Replacement Pilot - Red Section 'Red 2'
Richardson Morgan
British Embassy Valet
Steve Morley
Boy Watching Archie's Parachute Landing
Christopher Morris
Boy
Geoffrey Morris
Air Observer
Norman Morris
RAF Sergeant in Shelter
Douglas Nottage
Sergeant Pilot - Föhn's Crew
Hugo Panczak
Pilot - Falke's Crew
Clifford Parrish
Kelly's Butler
Eileen Peel
Lady Kelly
David Quilter
'A' Station Pilot
Pam Rose
WAF in the plotting room
George Roubicek
Sergeant Pilot - Falke's Crew
John Savident
RAF Officer
Clive Scott
'A' Station Pilot
Jack Sharp
Old Man
Albert Shepherd
Soldier at self-propelled gun
Sadie Slade
Radio Operator
Kathleen St. John
Old Lady
Philip Stewart
Man in Air Raid Shelter
Frank Sussman
ADC in Intelligence Maps Office
Nick Tate
RAF Pilot
John Tatham
Fighter Command Officer
Reg Thomason
RAF Sergeant
Chris Tranchell
'A' Station Pilot
Joseph Tregonino
Refugee
Paul Tropea
Peasant Boy
Rosetta Tropea
Peasant Girl
Michael Trubshawe
Air Observer
Alan Tucker
Charlie
Franz Van Norde
Pilot - Föhn's Crew
Mickey Varey
Rescue Worker
Dagobert Walter
Hans Falke
David Webb
RAF Officer
Peter Wesp
Pilot - Föhn's Crew
Alister Williamson
Air Raid Warden
Fred Wood
Rescue Worker

Produced by

Benjamin Fisz
producer (as S. Benjamin Fisz)
John Palmer
associate producer
Harry Saltzman
producer

Music by

Ron Goodwin

Cinematography by

Freddie Young
director of photography

Editing by

Bert Bates

Casting By

Maude Spector

Art Direction by

Maurice Carter
supervising art director
Bert Davey
William Hutchinson
Jack Maxsted
Gil Parrondo
Lionel Couch
(uncredited)

Makeup Department

Eric Allwright
chief makeup artist
George Frost
chief makeup artist
A.G. Scott
hairdresser
Colin Arthur
assistant make-up (uncredited)

Production Management

Claude Hudson
production manager (as Claud Hudson)
Agustín Pastor
production manager: Spain (as Agustin Pastor)
Sydney Streeter
production supervisor
Bernard Williams
production manager: aerial unit
Denis Johnson Jr.
unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

David Bracknell
second unit director
Derek Cracknell
first assistant director
Dickie Bamber
first assistant director: aerial unit (uncredited)
Terence A. Clegg
first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Mike Gowans
second assistant director (uncredited)
Richard Jenkins
second assistant director (uncredited)
Garth Thomas
first assistant director: aerial unit (uncredited)
Vincent Winter
assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department

Colin Grimes
storyboard artist
Brian Ackland-Snow
chief draughtsman (uncredited)
Terry Ackland-Snow
draughtsman (uncredited)
William Alexander
chief draughtsman (uncredited)
Paddy Bennett
props (uncredited)
Dennis Bosher
draughtsman (uncredited)
Timothy Bryan
set dresser (uncredited)
Andrew Campbell
sketch artist (uncredited)
Vernon Dixon
set dresser (uncredited)
Ken Dolbear
production buyer (uncredited)
Roy Dorman
assistant art director (uncredited)
John Fenner
draughtsman (uncredited)
Michael Guyett
trainee scenic painter (uncredited)
Charles Hammerton
construction manager (uncredited)
Norman Hart
signwriter (uncredited)
Julián Martín
painter (uncredited)
Peter Melrose
scenic artist (uncredited)
Brian Payne
dressing props (uncredited)
Francisco Prósper
construction coordinator (uncredited)
Tony Reading
set dresser (uncredited)
Norman Reynolds
assistant art director (uncredited)
Tony Rimmington
assistant art director (uncredited)
John Siddall
assistant art director (uncredited)
Sid Siddall
production buyer (uncredited)
Ken Softley
construction manager (uncredited)
Geoffrey Stephenson
props vehicles (uncredited)
Alan Tomkins
assistant art director (uncredited)
Gus Walker
construction manager (uncredited)
Peter Wallis
props (uncredited)
Frank Willson
assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Gordon Everett
sound
Teddy Mason
sound editor (as Ted Mason)
Gordon K. McCallum
sound (as Gordon McCallum)
Jim Shields
sound editor (as James Shields)
Ron Butcher
sound maintenance: radio communications (uncredited)
Ron Davis
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Pat Gilbert
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Roy Mingaye
sound maintenance (uncredited)
Ken Reynolds
boom operator (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers
sound (uncredited)
Trevor Rutherford
assistant boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Ray Caple
special effects
Cliff Richardson
special effects
Glen Robinson
special effects
Wally Veevers
special effects
Nick Allder
assistant: Glen Robinson (uncredited)
Wally Armitage
special effects (uncredited)
Alan Barnard
special effects (uncredited)
Ron Burton
special effects assistant (uncredited)
Colin Chilvers
junior assistant: Glen Robinson (uncredited)
Peter Dawson
special effects assistant (uncredited)
Rodney Fuller
special effects assistant (uncredited)
George Gibbs
special effects assistant (uncredited)
Jimmy Harris
special effects (uncredited)
Peter Hutchinson
special effects assistant (uncredited)
Garth Inns
special effects (uncredited)
Malcolm King
special effects technician (uncredited)
Jack Mills
special effects director of photography (uncredited)
Robert Nugent
special effects (uncredited)
William Plampton
special effects technician (uncredited)
Pablo Pérez
special effects coordinator (uncredited)
John Richardson
special effects assistant (uncredited)
Brian Warner
special effects assistant (uncredited)
Roy Whybrow
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Mick Charles
Model Aircraft design and construction
Jack Morton
Model Aircraft design and construction
Alan Quested
optical effects
John Siddall
Head of Model Aircraft design and construction
Martin Body
camera assistant (uncredited)
Richard Conway
model handler (uncredited)
William Creighton
carpenter: model aircraft and cockpits (uncredited)
Alf Levy
special photographic mosaics (uncredited)
Roger Turner
assistant modeler (uncredited)
Ronnie Wass
optical effects (uncredited)
Brian Wilsher
model art finisher (uncredited)

Stunts

Connie Edwards
chief stunt pilot
Del Baker
stunts (uncredited)
Rick Lester
action crew (uncredited)
Nosher Powell
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

John Allder
camera maintenance: aerial unit
Robert Huke
director of photography: second unit (as Bob Huke)
David James
still photographer
John Jordan
aerial photographer
Skeets Kelly
aerial photographer
George Pearman
electrician
Jimmy Spoard
grip
Chic Anstiss
camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Robin Browne
focus puller: aerial unit (uncredited)
Terry Cole
focus puller: aerial unit (uncredited)
Trevor Coop
clapper loader (uncredited)
Arkadi De Rakoff
clapper loader: second unit (uncredited)
Brian Ellis
assistant camera (uncredited)
Reg Hall
grip: aerial unit (uncredited)
Keith Hamshere
still photographer (uncredited)
Dudley Lovell
camera operator (uncredited)
John Morgan
focus puller: aerial unit (uncredited)
Bob Penn
still photographer (uncredited)
John Robinson
focus puller: second unit (uncredited)
Mike Rutter
focus puller (uncredited)
Danny Shelmerdine
clapper loader (uncredited)
Vic Smith
electrical supervisor (uncredited)
Jack Thetford
electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

Carl Duering
casting: Germany (as Carl Fox-Duering)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Brenda Dabbs
wardrobe mistress
John Wilson-Apperson
wardrobe supervisor
Richard Pointing
wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Paul Vachon
wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Timothy Gee
first assistant editor (uncredited)
Andy Smith
first assistant editor: second unit (uncredited)

Location Management

Len Lee
location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

Ron Goodwin
conductor
William Walton
composer: additional music
Eric Tomlinson
music recordist (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Elaine Schreyeck
continuity
June Faithfull
continuity: second unit (uncredited)
Joan Kirk
continuity: second unit (uncredited)
Josephine Knowles
continuity: aerial unit (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Maurice Binder
title designer: main title
David Bracknell
aerial director
Hans Brunstellin
technical and tactical advisor: Germany (as Col. Hans Brustellin)
Del de la Haye
production runner/asst to Claude Hudson
B. Drobinski
technical and tactical advisor: British (as Sqn. Ldr. B Drobinski)
Carl Duering
dialogue director: Germany (as Carl Fox-Duering)
Franz Frodl
technical and tactical advisor: Germany (as Major Franz Frodl)
Adolf Galland
technical and tactical advisor: Germany (as Lt. General Adolf Galland)
Tom Gleave
technical and tactical advisor: British (as GP. Capt. Tom Gleave)
'Ginger' Lacey
technical and tactical advisor: British (as Sqn. Ldr. Ginger Lacey)
Claire Legge
technical and tactical advisor: British (as Wg. Cdr. T. Claire Legge {W.R.A.F.})
Hamish Mahaddie
technical and tactical advisor: British (as GP. Capt. Hamish Mahaddie)
Chris Olsen
model aircraft operator
Paul Pines
publicist
Robert Stanford-Tuck
technical and tactical advisor: British (as Wg. Cdr. Robert Stanford Tuck)
Robert Wright
technical and tactical advisor: British (as Wg. Cdr. Robert Wright)
Ron Allday
chief production accountant (uncredited)
Douglas Bader
advisor: British military (uncredited)
Larry Belling
unit publicist (uncredited)
John Blake
technical flying adviser: sketch artists (uncredited)
Len Cave
production accountant (uncredited)
R.D. Coles
pilot (uncredited)
Derek Coyte
director of publicity (uncredited)
Dave Curry
pilot: Hawker Hurricane (uncredited)
Adrian de la Haye
production runner (uncredited)
Duane Egli
pilot: B-25 (uncredited)
Lefty Gardner
pilot (uncredited)
Adrian Gaye
PR to Mr Saltzman (uncredited)
David Haft
assistant to producer (uncredited)
Jeff Hawke
pilot: B-25 (uncredited)
Mary Lawes
publicity secretary (uncredited)
George Lawless
assistant accountant (uncredited)
Quentin Lawrence
aerial unit director (uncredited)
R.B. Lloyd
pilot (uncredited)
Gerald Martin
pilot (uncredited)
M.R. Merret
pilot (uncredited)
Tim Mills
pilot: Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane (uncredited)
Lloyd Nolen
pilot (uncredited)
Derrick Norwood
assistant accountant (uncredited)
Grace Palmer
production secretary (uncredited)
Michael Peacock
accounts assistant (uncredited)
J.M. Preece
pilot (uncredited)
D.J. Spink
pilot (uncredited)
S. St.J. Homer
pilot (uncredited)
Francine Taylor
secretary to Harry Saltzman (uncredited)
Peter Townsend
advisor: British military (uncredited)
Janet Turner
production secretary (uncredited)
Mike Vickers
pilot (uncredited)
Nigel Watts
second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
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