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www.boxoffice.com - : Epic war films of the '60s are still among the most adventuresome, the most thrilling and colorful of any decade. ''Battle of Britain'' is an unabashed British valentine to the crucial air war that helped turn the tide against Germany during World War II. The brave British aviators who fought in the skies over London and elsewhere, as crowds on the ground looked upward in awe, are the subject of the nearly two-and-a-half hour film directed by James Bond film veteran Guy Hamilton. Nearly ever major English actor of the period shows up in the film, too -- from Laurence Olivier to Michael Caine to Trevor Howard, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw and more. Why Peter O'Toole, Richard Harris and Richard Burton weren't available is anyone's guess. more...
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