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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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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)
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Bandits at twelve o'clock!
Typical fare for post-war British cinema-goers - stiff upper lips versus the might of the Nazi war machine.
Told over a few short weeks in 1940, the plot follows Pilot Officer 'Septic' Baird (John Gregson) as a fledgling Hurricane pilot posted to an operational squadron during the Battle of Britain. 'Septic' struggles stoically in the face of his boisterous comrades, an earnest would-be girlfriend and impossible numbers of enemy raiders. The Station Commander (Jack Hawkins) puts a human face on the RAF hierarchy, burdened by the knowledge that the fate of the nation really does depend on the skill of his young pilots. 'The few' eventually grasp victory but it doesn't come cheap.
Admittedly wooden by today's standards but, through films like this, a whole generation built up their Saturday afternoon understanding of the RAF's 'finest hour'.
Told over a few short weeks in 1940, the plot follows Pilot Officer 'Septic' Baird (John Gregson) as a fledgling Hurricane pilot posted to an operational squadron during the Battle of Britain. 'Septic' struggles stoically in the face of his boisterous comrades, an earnest would-be girlfriend and impossible numbers of enemy raiders. The Station Commander (Jack Hawkins) puts a human face on the RAF hierarchy, burdened by the knowledge that the fate of the nation really does depend on the skill of his young pilots. 'The few' eventually grasp victory but it doesn't come cheap.
Admittedly wooden by today's standards but, through films like this, a whole generation built up their Saturday afternoon understanding of the RAF's 'finest hour'.
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- Rob Fox
- Feb 18, 1999
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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