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Quick Info

Rating

6.8/10

Release1969

Runtime2h 12m

StatusReleased

Budget$12,000,000

RevenueN/A

Production

Spitfire Productions

United Artists

Movie

Battle of Britain

1969

2h 12m

6.8

War

History

Action

Synopsis

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.

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