The story of an RAF fighter squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain.The story of an RAF fighter squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain.The story of an RAF fighter squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain.
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 2 nominations total
Terence Longdon
- Falk - Pimpernel Pilot
- (as Terence Longden)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRonald Adam plays the part of a Group Controller. During the Battle of Britain, he was Squadron Leader Ronald Adam and was the Group Controller at Hornchurch.
- GoofsThere are several shots where it is obvious there is no glass in the front part of the cockpits of the Hurricanes. When Baird slides his canopy shut, his fingers protrude to the outside.
- Quotes
Squadron Leader Barry Clinton: It's a peculiarity of the female that she can only relax by being busy.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits: ... Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say ... "THIS WAS THEIR FINEST HOUR" Winston Churchill JUNE 1940
- ConnectionsFeatured in Perfect Strangers (2001)
Featured review
A absolute war classic
I first saw this film over 40 years ago, as a young boy and was absolutely enthralled by it. I always watch it whenever the opportunity arises, and I still find it a very moving film.
By modern standards the special effects are not up to much, but the film cleverly gets around this by centering much of the action in the operations room, which helps to build up the tension and adds to the sense of desperation.
Touching little scenes, such as hanging out the light on landing, when the rest of the house has been reduced to a pile of rubble, help to capture the spirit of a nation which simply refused to be beaten.
The ending of the film is also very memorable, when the young pilot,who was is as keen as mustard and raring to get into the scrap, is very quickly shot down and killed. It serves to remind us that most of "the few" who lost their lives were indeed very young men.
Overall - a very good film.
By modern standards the special effects are not up to much, but the film cleverly gets around this by centering much of the action in the operations room, which helps to build up the tension and adds to the sense of desperation.
Touching little scenes, such as hanging out the light on landing, when the rest of the house has been reduced to a pile of rubble, help to capture the spirit of a nation which simply refused to be beaten.
The ending of the film is also very memorable, when the young pilot,who was is as keen as mustard and raring to get into the scrap, is very quickly shot down and killed. It serves to remind us that most of "the few" who lost their lives were indeed very young men.
Overall - a very good film.
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- Jun 5, 2005
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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