The Way to the Stars
Thrills in the sky ! and romance below ...
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.
Directed by Anthony Asquith · Written by Anatole de Grunwald
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Cast
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Michael Redgrave Flight Lt. David Archdale -
John Mills Pilot Officer Peter Penrose -
Rosamund John Miss Todd -
Douglass Montgomery Johnny Hollis -
Renée Asherson Iris Winterton -
Stanley Holloway Mr. Palmer -
Basil Radford 'Tiny' Williams -
Felix Aylmer Rev. Charles Moss -
Bonar Colleano Joe Friselli -
Joyce Carey Miss Winterton -
Trevor Howard Squadron Leader Carter - Nicholas Stuart Colonel Rogers (as Tryon Nichol)
Make it a double feature
3h 19m together
The Way to the Stars
The Browning Version
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