Cast & Crew

Directed by

Leslie Howard

Writing Credits

Henry C. James
(original story) &
Katherine Strueby
(original story) (as Kay Strueby)
Miles Malleson
(screenplay) and
Anatole de Grunwald
(screenplay)

Cast

Leslie Howard
R.J. Mitchell
David Niven
Geoffrey Crisp
Rosamund John
Diana Mitchell
Roland Culver
Cmdr. Bride
Anne Firth
Miss Harper
David Horne
Mr. Higgins
J.H. Roberts
Sir Robert McLean
Derrick De Marney
Squadron Leader Jefferson
Rosalyn Boulter
Mabel Lovesay
Herbert Cameron
MacPherson
Toni Edgar-Bruce
Lady Houston
Gordon McLeod
Maj. Buchan
George Skillan
Mr. Royce
Erik Freund
Messerschmitt
Fritz Wendhausen
Von Straben
John Chandos
Krantz
Victor Beaumont
Von Crantz
Suzanne Clair
Madeleine
Filippo Del Giudice
Bertorelli
Brefni O'Rorke
The Specialist
Gerry Wilmot
Radio Announcer
Jack Peach
Radio Announcer
Joseph Goebbels
Self
Hermann Göring
Self
Adolf Hitler
Self
John Adams
Officer at Schneider Cup Race
Robert Beatty
American Airman
Albert Chevalier
Civilian in Control Room
Winston Churchill
Self
Bunny Currant
Self
Peter Gawthorne
Board Member
Everley Gregg
Mitchell's Housekeeper
Pat Hagan
Assistant at Schneider Cup Race / Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Peter Hammond
Marching German Youth
Gerard Heinz
German Officer
Leslie Ruth Howard
Nurse
Peter Howard-Williams
Fighter Pilot
Brian Kingcome
Fighter Pilot
Brian Kingcome
Fighter pilot
Miles Malleson
Vickers Representative
Jack May
Spectator at Schneider Cup Race
Gibb McLaughlin
Sir Ian MacLaren
Patricia Medina
Venetian Girl
Bernard Miles
Lady Houston's Agent
Olaf Olsen
Civilian at Richtofen Club
Cyril Raymond
Radio Control Officer

Produced by

Leslie Howard
producer
George King
producer (uncredited)
John Stafford
producer (uncredited)

Music by

William Walton

Cinematography by

Georges Périnal
(uncredited)

Editing by

Douglas Myers

Art Direction by

Paul Sheriff
(as Paul Sherriff)

Production Management

Phil C. Samuel
production manager
Herbert Smith
executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

George Pollock
assistant director
Frank Bevis
second assistant director (uncredited)
Frank Hollands
third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Peggy Gick
assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

John Dennis
recording director
Harry Miller
sound editor
Sid Cowcher
sound camera operator (uncredited)
Stanley Lambourne
boom operator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

W. Percy Day
backgrounds
Eric Cross
model photographer (uncredited)
Arthur Ibbetson
camera operator: model photography (uncredited)
Johnny Mills
in charge of model work (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Jack Hildyard
camera operator
Georges Périnal
lighting expert (as Georges Perinal)
Jack Dooley
still photographer (uncredited)
Alan Hume
clapper loader (uncredited)
Arthur Ibbetson
camera operator: model unit (uncredited)
Eugene H.E. Pizey
still photographer (uncredited)
Ray Sturgess
focus puller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Eve Catchpole
assistant editor (uncredited)
Hazel Wilkinson
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Muir Mathieson
musical director
Roy Douglas
orchestrator (uncredited)
London Symphony Orchestra
music player (uncredited)
Mischa Spoliansky
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Richard Wagner
composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Hazel Wilkinson
continuity (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Adrian Brunel
production consultant
Sidney Cole
technical advisor
Hugh Findlay
publicist (uncredited)
Samuel Goldwyn
presenter (uncredited)
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