Angels One Five (1952)
Angels One Five (1952)
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL | 4:3 | 720x576 | 6600 kbps | 4.8Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: English
01:34:00 | UK | Drama, War
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL | 4:3 | 720x576 | 6600 kbps | 4.8Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: English
01:34:00 | UK | Drama, War
'Septic' Baird has just joined a front line RAF squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. This is the story of "The Few" and how they managed to fight off the might of the Luftwaffe despite overwhelming German air power.
Director: George More O'Ferrall
Cast: Jack Hawkins, Michael Denison, Andrew Osborn, Cyril Raymond, Humphrey Lestocq, John Gregson, Ronald Adam, Dulcie Gray, Veronica Hurst, Amy Veness, Philip Stainton, John Barry, Richard Dunn, Elwin Daniel, Russell Hunter, Douglas Hurn, Richard Levin, Terence Longdon, Donald McLisky, Bryn Roberts, Harold Siddons, Norman Pierce, Anthony Moore, Gordon Bell, W. Thorp Deverreux, Neil Wilson, Rosemary Lomax, Vida Hope, Marianne Stone, Josephine Douglas
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Angels One Five (1952)
Angels One Five (1952)
Typical fare for post-war British cinema-goers - stiff upper lips versus the might of the Nazi war machine.
Told over a few short weeks in 1940, the plot follows Pilot Officer 'Septic' Baird (John Gregson) as a fledgling Hurricane pilot posted to an operational squadron during the Battle of Britain. 'Septic' struggles stoically in the face of his boisterous comrades, an earnest would-be girlfriend and impossible numbers of enemy raiders. The Station Commander (Jack Hawkins) puts a human face on the RAF hierarchy, burdened by the knowledge that the fate of the nation really does depend on the skill of his young pilots. 'The few' eventually grasp victory but it doesn't come cheap.
Angels One Five (1952)
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Admittedly wooden by today's standards but, through films like this, a whole generation built up their Saturday afternoon understanding of the RAF's 'finest hour'.
~ Robert Fox
