Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive. The film centres around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose, fresh out of a training unit, who joins the squadron, and quickly discovers about life during war time. He falls for Iris, a young girl who lives at the local hotel, but he becomes disillusioned about marriage, when the squadron commander dies in a raid, and leaves his wife, the hotel manageress, with a young son to bring up. As the war progresses, Penross comes to terms that he has survived, while others have been killed.
Stars: Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Rosamund John, Douglass Montgomery, Renée Asherson, Stanley Holloway
Crew: Anatole de Grunwald (Story), Anthony Asquith (Director), Terence Rattigan (Screenplay), Terence Rattigan (Story), Anatole de Grunwald (Producer), Nicholas Brodszky (Music)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: Two Cities Films
Runtime: 109 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 16, 1945
IMDb: 5.3
Keywords:world war ii, pilot, yorkshire, squadron, air force base, battle of britain, royal air force, raf, bomber command
