The Battle of Britain (1943)

Dir: Frank Capra, Anthony Veiller Documentary / War stars 3

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The Battle of Britain is an American war film first released in 1943, directed by Frank Capra and Anthony Veiller. The film stars Douglas Bader, Arno Breker, Winston Churchill and Hermann Göring. It has also been released under the title: Why We Fight, 4. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Frank Capra, Anthony Veiller
Script: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, S.K. Lauren
Music: Howard Jackson, William Lava, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin
Cast: Douglas Bader (Himself (after downing Me-109 and Dornier) (unconfirmed)), Arno Breker (Himself (views Eiffel Tower with Hitler and Speer)), Winston Churchill (Himself (with Londoners, donates coin on street)), Hermann Göring (Himself (with Hitler at the Berghof)), Adolf Hitler (Himself (gazes across English Channel)), Walter Huston (Narrator), Alfred Jodl (Himself (views map with Hitler)), Wilhelm Keitel (Himself (in railway carriage with Göring)), King George VI (Himself (views beach laid with barbed wire)), Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (Herself (visits bombed Londoners with the King)), Erich Raeder (Himself (in map room with Hitler and Jodl)), Erwin Rommel (Himself (in railway carriage with Göring and Keitel)), Albert Speer (Himself (views Eiffel Tower with Hitler and Breker)), Anthony Veiller (Narrator)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 54 min; B&W
Aka: Why We Fight, 4

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