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"The World at War" Alone: May 1940-May 1941 (TV Episode 1973) Poster

(TV Series)

(1973)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

David Elstein

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Laurence Thompson ... (writer)

Cast (in credits order)  

Laurence Olivier ... Self - Narrator (voice)
John McBeath John McBeath ... Self - Commanding 'H.M.S. Venomous' (as Rear-Admiral John McBeath)
Bertie Good Bertie Good ... Self - Steward, 'M.V. Royal Daffodil'
Max Aitken Max Aitken ... Self - R.A.F. Squadron Leader 1940 (as Sir Max Aitken)
Anthony Eden ... Self - War Minister 1940 / Foreign Secretary 1940 (as Lord Avon)
J.R. Colville J.R. Colville ... Self - Churchill's Private Secretary
Adolf Galland Adolf Galland ... Self - Luftwaffe Squadron Leader 1940 / Luftwaffe Wing Commander 1941
Robert Wright Robert Wright ... Self - Dowding's Personal Assistant
Ray Holmes Ray Holmes ... Self - R.A.F. Sergeant Pilot 1940
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Gardner Charles Gardner ... Self - BBC Reporter (archive sound)
J.B. Priestley J.B. Priestley ... Self - Broadcaster
Lord Beaverbrook ... Self - Minister of Aircraft Production (archive footage) (uncredited)
Winston Churchill ... Self - P.M. of the U.K. (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hugh Dowding ... Self - R.A.F. Fighter Command 1936-40 (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hermann Göring ... Self - C-in-C, Luftwaffe (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler ... Self - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage) (uncredited)
King George VI ... Self - His Highness (archive footage) (uncredited)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother ... Self - Her Highness (archive footage) (uncredited)
Archibald Wavell Archibald Wavell ... Self - Middle East Command (archive footage) (uncredited)

Produced by 

David Elstein ... producer
Jeremy Isaacs ... series producer

Music by 

Carl Davis

Editing by 

Jeff Harvey ... film editor

Production Management 

Liz Sutherland ... unit manager

Art Department 

Ian Kestle ... graphics

Sound Department 

Freddie Slade ... dubbing mixer

Editorial Department 

Alan Afriat ... mastering colorist

Script and Continuity Department 

Jerome Kuehl ... script associate

Additional Crew 

Roger Chinery ... laboratory liaison
Noble Frankland ... historical advisor
Isobel Hinshelwood ... researcher
Alan Patient ... researcher
John Rowe ... film research
Antonio Pinto Marques ... production staff (uncredited)

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