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The Way to the Stars

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.

1945 |1h 49m |  Drama, War, Romance

Cast

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Michael Redgrave

Flight Lt. David Archdale

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John Mills

Pilot Officer Peter Penrose

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Rosamund John

Miss Todd

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Douglass Montgomery

Johnny Hollis

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Renée Asherson

Iris Winterton

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Stanley Holloway

Mr. Palmer

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Basil Radford

'Tiny' Williams

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Felix Aylmer

Rev. Charles Moss

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Bonar Colleano

Joe Friselli

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Joyce Carey

Miss Winterton

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Trevor Howard

Squadron Leader Carter

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Bill Owen

Sgt. 'Nobby' Clarke

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Jean Simmons

A Singer

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Johnnie Schofield

Jones

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Charles Victor

Corporal Fitter

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David Tomlinson

'Prune' Parsons

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Hartley Power

Colonel Page

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Vida Hope

Elsie

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Charles Farrell

American Orderly

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Anthony Dawson

Bertie Steen

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Murray Matheson

Joe Lawson

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John McLaren

'Cheerio' Chester

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Jacqueline Clarke

Waitress

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Alf Goddard

PT Instructor

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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