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The wartime daily routine on a British bomber base in southeastern England is revealed through the eyes of newly arrived Flying Officer Peter Penrose (Sir John Mills).The wartime daily routine on a British bomber base in southeastern England is revealed through the eyes of newly arrived Flying Officer Peter Penrose (Sir John Mills).The wartime daily routine on a British bomber base in southeastern England is revealed through the eyes of newly arrived Flying Officer Peter Penrose (Sir John Mills).
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Renée Asherson
- Iris Winterton
- (as Renee Asherson)
Bonar Colleano
- Joe Friselli
- (as Bonar Colleano Jnr)
Nicholas Stuart
- Col. Rogers
- (as Tryon Nichol)
Bill Owen
- 'Nobby' Clarke
- (as Bill Rowbotham)
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- TriviaThe poem "For Johnny" read by Sir John Mills is as follows: "Do not despair, For Johnny-head-in-air; He sleeps as sound, As Johnny underground. Fetch out no shroud, For Johnny-in-the-cloud; And keep your tears, For him in after years. Better by far, For Johnny-the-bright-star, To keep your head, And see his children fed."
- GoofsAs the American pilot alights to join the first US bombers leaving to bomb the Nazis on "Aug. 17" (1942) his Mae West is visibly stenciled: "Insp 5/3/44" .
- Quotes
Squadron Leader Sil Carter: Well, chaps, as you know the target for this afternoon is exactly the same as yesterday's, and the day before yesterday's, and the day before that. Calais. Barge concentrations.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits play over a night sky showing a crescent moon and many stars.
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An invaluable testimony, superbly produced, of what it was to be in Britain at war
I saw this film in Britain as a child when it first came out. The whole of our little town talked about it for days after it was shown in our single cinema. Of course, our population had been swollen by forces personnel, including airmen, so we were intimately familiar with the kind of events shown in the film. Now, learning from your web site the details of the distinguished writers, cast and production team, I understand better why it made such a deep impression. In brief, the film embodies the spirit of Britain as I remember it: firm resolve to defeat the Nazi evil, together with the consciousness of the tragedies and also the comic moments of World War II. This is something that is hard to imagine today, in Britain or elsewhere, and especially since the disillusionment produced by the Vietnam War. If only for this reason, the film is an invaluable testimony, truly portraying how British society was then. Other films from the 1940s are repeated constantly on TV; I have been waiting over fifty years to see this one again. Isn't it time for a video/DVD?
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- Jan 30, 2000
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- Also known as
- Put do zvezda
- Filming locations
- The Golden Lion Hotel, 114 High Street, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England, UK(exteriors of village pub)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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