Battle of Britain
1969 · 132 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 25,479 VOTES · DIR. Guy Hamilton
Overview
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.
Dialogue Timeline — 266 lines
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00:00:59 Hello? Hello, Abbeville?
00:09:19 Very well, gentlemen. Let's move out.
00:11:47 Guards out!
00:12:41 They're on their knees...
00:21:36 - Yes, thank you, General. - And Falke?
00:22:10 Excuse me, General, but why?
00:30:05 Yes, certainly, Major.
00:31:04 What's the best way to dodge a Spitfire, sir...a shallow dive?
00:31:39 Major Foehn too.
00:33:10 our bombers won't be able to destroy everything.
00:51:34 The weather's very good.
00:52:08 our bombers continue to be intercepted.
00:53:15 Repeat...Ten minutes to target. Over and out.
01:16:43 Attacks on London are strictly forbidden.
01:17:39 Don't they know there's a blackout?
01:19:43 and totally wipe them out!
01:21:32 It's all right, Kesselring. Thank you, thank you.
01:23:19 If we lose now...
01:34:59 Get out quickly!
01:43:48 Our losses are high, our pilots are tired...
01:44:20 Yes, I was a fighter pilot...
01:45:00 Foehn? Falke?
02:03:56 Quick march!
Cast & Characters
Michael Caine
Squadron Leader Canfield
Trevor Howard
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
Harry Andrews
Senior Civil Servant
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
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed266
Dialogue density2.0 lines / min
First line00:00:59
Final line02:03:56
Production Record
DirectorGuy Hamilton
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12,000,000
IMDb votes25,479