starring Jack Hawkins with Michael Denison , Dulcie Gray Summer, 1940: a fighter station somewhere in Kent. A squadron of Hurricanes heads towards German aircraft in the Channel. This is the ' Pimpernel Squadron ', whose lives, battles and deaths are depicted in this stirring film of the Battle of Britain. Jack Hawkins excels as the Group Captain, played with the actor's characteristic blend of integrity and intelligence.
Screenplay by DEREK TWIST from an original story by PELHAM GROOM Produced by JOHN W. GOSSAGE and DEREK TWIST
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