THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN (1969) | Official Trailer | MGM

In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.

The Battle of Britain (1969)
Directed by Guy Hamilton
Screenplay by James Kennaway & Wilfred Greatorex
Cast: Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Curt Jurgens, Ian McShane, Kenneth More, Laurence Olivier, Nigel Patrick, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw, Patrick Wymark, Susannah York
Rated G
Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms.

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The Battle of Britain (1969)

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[raypurchase]

Decades after I first saw this movie, it still gives me chills.
The music. The actors. REAL aircraft, not CGI.
Phenomenal efforts to tell the story with as much accuracy as any movie can permit.

[peterbrown]

I've watched the movie countless times, but have never seen the trailer.
Thank you.

[astonmartin]

This film the Battle of Britain needs a thorough 4K Restoration and be shown again in U.K. cinemas like they did with The Great Escape a few years ago
So if there is anybody at MGM UA reading this, there are 9000 of us on a certain site dedicated to the making of the film who would love to see this happen . Crowdfunding has even been discussed which just goes to show how much support there would be too
Wouldn’t it be nice to get that internegative out of the archives ( the one with Maurice Binders titles ), restore each frame and then give it the remastered BLURAY Stereo soundtrack with any 4K release given the deluxe treatment of being able to see the film either with Ron Goodwins film score and/or Sir William Waltons in its entirety.
Give us the chance to see this film on the big screen again for new generations to see. The tv screenings don’t do it justice .
Is it not Park Circus In the U.K. who handle these film distributors restorations and has not Amazon taken over the MGM/UA catalogue ?
Surely there must be some finance around to undertake this 4K restoration rather than go the crowdfunding route. . I did hear that it could cost up to £50k to do a restoration for a 2 hr long film and that’s a mere drop in the ocean .
As most of the aerial shots were filmed in 70mm, I just wonder what this film would look like today on an IMAX screen which would be quite something as the film was released in the super Panavision process.
After all, if it wasn’t for the Battle of Britain film, all the restored original planes we now see at air displays today, simply would not exist . It set the ball rolling for restorations worldwide so it’s importance as a film can never be underestimated

[astonmartin]

This film the Battle of Britain needs a thorough 4K Restoration and be shown again in U.K. cinemas like they did with The Great Escape a few years ago
So if there is anybody at MGM UA reading this, there are 9000 of us on a certain site dedicated to the making of the film who would love to see this happen . Crowdfunding has even been discussed which just goes to show how much support there would be too
Wouldn’t it be nice to get that internegative out of the archives ( the one with Maurice Binders titles ), restore each frame and then give it the remastered BLURAY Stereo soundtrack with any 4K release given the deluxe treatment of being able to see the film either with Ron Goodwins film score and/or Sir William Waltons in its entirety.
Give us the chance to see this film on the big screen again for new generations to see. The tv screenings don’t do it justice .
Is it not Park Circus In the U.K. who handle these film distributors restorations and has not Amazon taken over the MGM/UA catalogue ?
Surely there must be some finance around to undertake this 4K restoration rather than go the crowdfunding route. . I did hear that it could cost up to £50k to do a restoration for a 2 hr long film and that’s a mere drop in the ocean .
As most of the aerial shots were filmed in 70mm, I just wonder what this film would look like today on an IMAX screen which would be quite something as the film was released in the super Panavision process.
After all, if it wasn’t for the Battle of Britain film, all the restored original planes we now see at air displays today, simply would not exist . It set the ball rolling for restorations worldwide so it’s importance as a film can never be underestimated

[travelguy]

I saw this in 1969. It was the reason I joined the RAF

[astonmartin]

Interesting to note that Sir William Waltons score was used in the trailer so this must have been finalised a few months before the premiere in September 1969. Then Waltons score was rejected and all the stops were pulled out to get Ron Goodwins score which he managed to do in three weeks but WHAT A SCORE !!!
Goodwins quintessentially british Spitfire and teutonic german themes showed absolute brilliance in their composition and are played at RAF events and at Remembrance services every year.
Although Waltons score was regal and Henry V in concept it didn’t quite match with the visuals although to pacify Sir Laurence Olivier ( who suggested he compose the score and who threatened to take his name off the credits when he found that Goodwins score replaced it) agreed that ten minutes of Waltons score was used near the end for the 8 minute Battle in the Air sequence and his regal music used in the end credits music b4 segueing to Goodwins.
When the film got a national release through the Odeon and Gaumont cinema circuit on September 13th 1970 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Battle, what was on screen was incredible to watch .
A magnificent piece of film making and as mentioned in a previous post on here deserves a restoration in 4K so we can all see it again on the big screen

[mariorossi]

When movies were movies and when actors where great actors.

[chrisholland]

Great cast, great musical score I've watched it quite a few times.

[bozzbee]

Was taken to see this brilliant film when I was about 8 or 9 .I cannot believe this film was made nearly 55 years ago!

[markthompson]

Looking at Britain today I get the feeling these brave men wasted their time😠

[MikeG]

I been watching this since my childhood

[hc]

Great film, I’ve watched it many times. Sir Laurence Olivier makes a wonderful Dowding.

[joeerickson]

"I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, 👩 but I have the heart, ❤ and stomach of a king, 👑 and of a king, 🤴 of England, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 too!"
Queen, 👑 Elizabeth Tudor the first's speech, 🗨 at Tilbury England.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[JBSmoke]

A great movie capturing a great period of time.

[ABC_DEF]

The film itself is so much better than this trailer.

[JH-cknr]

A great film about a very brave courageous group of men and women.
Now they let anyone invade our shores and do nothing.

[guyreid]

Remembering Sailor Malan, Petrus Hugo and JJ le Roux from South Africa. Boere spitfire pilots who helped save England. What a strange world we live in

[fabianwylie]

Thanks for posting and the amazing people that maid that film 🎥 🥳👏👏

[raymathews]

practical effects rule in this movie. The only place i'd apply cgi is to make those HA-1112s into proper Messerschmitts

[temps]

Amazingly the two heroes of The Battle Of Britain, Dowding and Park were both sacked immediately the battle was won..