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"The Battle of Britain" quotes

The Battle of Britain poster
In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.

Director: Guy Hamilton
Writer: James Kennaway, Wilfred Greatorex, Derek Dempster
Production: N/A
Year: 1969
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.0
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 24 Oct 1969
Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 1 nomination total
Oh I never could stand marching women - The Battle of Britain 00:07 Oh I never could stand marching women Get through all right sir - The Battle of Britain 00:14 Get through all right sir I left out the bit about the wolf whistles - The Battle of Britain 00:09 I left out the bit about the wolf whistles I never wanted you to join up never - The Battle of Britain 00:15 I never wanted you to join up never How many times have I told you Come on I'll give you a lift - The Battle of Britain 00:29 How many times have I told you Come on I'll give you a... Dowding Look our people in Washington - The Battle of Britain 00:42 Dowding Look our people in Washington I have promised the Fuehrer - The Battle of Britain 00:15 I have promised the Fuehrer The invasion cannot begin until we have cleared the skies - The Battle of Britain 00:23 The invasion cannot begin until we have cleared the skies We should have been over target nine minutes ago - The Battle of Britain 00:30 We should have been over target nine minutes ago You really think we're solemnly going to get into these ridiculous garments - The Battle of Britain 00:33 You really think we're solemnly going to get into these... You look a damn sight better out of uniform - The Battle of Britain 00:08 You look a damn sight better out of uniform Have you applied for that post in Scotland - The Battle of Britain 00:11 Have you applied for that post in Scotland Look David The Fuehrer is being very reasonable - The Battle of Britain 00:32 Look David The Fuehrer is being very reasonable This is the BBC home service - The Battle of Britain 00:21 This is the BBC home service It's a squadron scramble sir - The Battle of Britain 00:11 It's a squadron scramble sir When are you going to learn - The Battle of Britain 00:13 When are you going to learn Section Officer Harvey - The Battle of Britain 00:41 Section Officer Harvey This should give them something to think about - The Battle of Britain 00:05 This should give them something to think about Good Then get rid of the bombs and let's go home - The Battle of Britain 00:08 Good Then get rid of the bombs and let's go home Silly bitch - The Battle of Britain 00:17 Silly bitch Bad as we thought Worse - The Battle of Britain 00:23 Bad as we thought Worse It's like shooting rats in a barrel - The Battle of Britain 00:07 It's like shooting rats in a barrel Yes one moment - The Battle of Britain 00:53 Yes one moment On London by day - The Battle of Britain 01:12 On London by day Gentlemen you're missing the essential truth - The Battle of Britain 00:47 Gentlemen you're missing the essential truth When are you going to learn - The Battle of Britain 00:21 When are you going to learn You're all going back - The Battle of Britain 00:17 You're all going back What flaming genius thought of sending us - The Battle of Britain 00:26 What flaming genius thought of sending us Boomps a daisy - The Battle of Britain 00:14 Boomps a daisy You can teach - The Battle of Britain 00:16 You can teach Don't ever let me see you doing a victory roll over my airfield again - The Battle of Britain 00:11 Don't ever let me see you doing a victory roll over my... We were up sir - The Battle of Britain 00:33 We were up sir So now we've only got the observer corps - The Battle of Britain 00:09 So now we've only got the observer corps Is everything up - The Battle of Britain 00:13 Is everything up And return to base immediately Over - The Battle of Britain 00:23 And return to base immediately Over At least it shows they're keen - The Battle of Britain 00:15 At least it shows they're keen Where the hell have you been - The Battle of Britain 00:18 Where the hell have you been Don't just stand there Get one up - The Battle of Britain 00:05 Don't just stand there Get one up Shut up - The Battle of Britain 00:06 Shut up Don't any of you Joes talk English - The Battle of Britain 00:32 Don't any of you Joes talk English Good afternoon - The Battle of Britain 00:08 Good afternoon They won't all come over at once and we have radar - The Battle of Britain 01:00 They won't all come over at once and we have radar Finally and God alone knows why - The Battle of Britain 00:37 Finally and God alone knows why The engine's overheating and so am I - The Battle of Britain 00:10 The engine's overheating and so am I They're a training squadron sir - The Battle of Britain 01:11 They're a training squadron sir Put that cigarette out - The Battle of Britain 00:28 Put that cigarette out David we are not asking for anything - The Battle of Britain 00:41 David we are not asking for anything If they know we're coming so much the better - The Battle of Britain 00:14 If they know we're coming so much the better

Cast

Senior Civil Servant - Harry Andrews
Squadron Leader Canfield - Michael Caine
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park - Trevor Howard
Baron von Richter - Curd Jürgens
Sgt. Pilot Andy - Ian McShane