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Battle of Britain (1969) · CriticCrunch

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Battle of Britain

Movie1969·132 min

Battle of Britain

Directed by Guy Hamilton

War History Action Drama

A war history film directed by Guy Hamilton.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 47%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.8/10

368 ratings

About Battle of Britain

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 an attempted Nazi invasion.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Epic (9 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: sacrifice duty, freedom rebellion, wwii era, historical event, action combat, london, warzone, colleagues, group found family, battlefield combat, military thriller, action hero, ensemble, survival, race against time

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Details

Director: Guy Hamilton
Language: English

Cast

Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard

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How Battle of Britain Ranks

All movies

Top 47%

1960s movies

Top 78%

War movies

Top 57%

Guy Hamilton films#6 of 11

Top 47% All movies.

the vibe

Battle of Britain Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachablelight-touchepicearnestgrittytense

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

survival

race against time

sacrifice duty

freedom rebellion

action hero

ensemble

colleagues

group found family

historical event

action combat

battlefield combat

military thriller

london

warzone

WWII era

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

epic 9/9epic 9/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9