Movie·1945·1h 49m
The Way to the Stars
Thrills in the sky ! and romance below ...
Directed By
Anthony Asquith
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Richard Sherman
Producer
Anatole de Grunwald
Cinematography
Derick Williams
Editor
Fergus McDonell
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
30 votes
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// cast
Cast
Michael Redgrave
Flight Lt. David Archdale
John Mills
Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Rosamund John
Miss Todd
Douglass Montgomery
Johnny Hollis
Renée Asherson
Iris Winterton
Stanley Holloway
Mr. Palmer
Basil Radford
'Tiny' Williams
Felix Aylmer
Rev. Charles Moss
Bonar Colleano
Joe Friselli
Joyce Carey
Miss Winterton
Trevor Howard
Squadron Leader Carter
Nicholas Stuart
Colonel Rogers (as Tryon Nichol)
Bill Owen
Sgt. 'Nobby' Clarke
Grant Miller
Wally Becker
Jean Simmons
A Singer
Johnnie Schofield
Jones
Charles Victor
Corporal Fitter
David Tomlinson
'Prune' Parsons
// crew
Crew
Anthony Asquith
Director
Terence Rattigan
Story, Screenplay
Anatole de Grunwald
Story, Producer
Richard Sherman
Writer
Derick Williams
Director of Photography
Fergus McDonell
Editor
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