Battle of Britain (film)

Battle of Britain is a 1969 film directed by Guy Hamilton. The film broadly relates the events of the Battle of Britain. The script by James Kennaway and Wilfred Greatorex was based on the book The Narrow Margin by Derek Wood and Derek Dempster.

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1969 - Guy Hamilton - Battle of Britain - James Kennaway - Wilfred Greatorex - Derek Wood - Derek Dempster

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The film aims to be an historically accurate account of the Battle of Britain, when in the summer and autumn of 1940 the British RAF inflicted a strategic defeat on the Nazi Luftwaffe and so ensured the cancellation of Operation Sealion - Hitler's plan to invade Britain.

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Battle of Britain - Summer - Autumn - 1940 - RAF - Nazi - Luftwaffe - Operation Sealion - Hitler - Britain

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The film is notable for its spectacular flying sequences, echoing those seen in Angels One Five (1952), but on a far grander scale than had been seen on film before. These made the film's production very expensive and, despite its star cast and worthy intent, the film was not a commercial success.

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Angels One Five - 1952

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