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The Way to the Stars
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The Way to the Stars

1945-06-16 · 109 min · ★ 6.0

Drama · War · Romance

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.

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Directors
Anthony Asquith
Production companies
Two Cities Films
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Michael RedgraveMichael RedgraveFlight Lt. David Archdale
John MillsJohn MillsPilot Officer Peter Penrose
Rosamund JohnRosamund JohnMiss Todd
Douglass MontgomeryDouglass MontgomeryJohnny Hollis
Renée AshersonRenée AshersonIris Winterton
Stanley HollowayStanley HollowayMr. Palmer
Basil RadfordBasil Radford'Tiny' Williams
Felix AylmerFelix AylmerRev. Charles Moss
Bonar ColleanoBonar ColleanoJoe Friselli
Joyce CareyJoyce CareyMiss Winterton
Trevor HowardTrevor HowardSquadron Leader Carter
Nicholas StuartColonel Rogers
Bill OwenBill OwenSgt. 'Nobby' Clarke
Grant MillerWally Becker
Jean SimmonsJean SimmonsA Singer
Johnnie SchofieldJohnnie SchofieldJones
Charles VictorCharles VictorCorporal Fitter
David TomlinsonDavid Tomlinson'Prune' Parsons
Hartley PowerHartley PowerColonel Page
Vida HopeVida HopeElsie

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