Starring: Richard Munch, Suzanne Flon, Paul Scofield, Trevor Howard, Susannah York, Burt Lancaster, Edward Fox, Ian McShane, Jacques Marin, Michel Simon, Michael Redgrave, Kenneth More, Jeanne Moreau, Laurence Olivier, Curt Jurgens, Albert Remy, Charles Millot, Wolfgang Preiss, Ralph Richardson, Christopher Plummer, Robert Shaw, Michael Caine

Directed by: Guy Hamilton, John Frankenheimer

Duble bill featuring two classic war movies. 'Battle of Britain' (1969) looks at how England defended itself from the German aerial onslaught of the summer of 1940. Laurence Olivier plays Sir Hugh Dowding, the air chief marshal whose fleet outmanouevre the Luftwaffe, despite a numerical disadvantage; and those few to whom so many owed so much are portrayed by an all-star cast including Michael Caine, Kenneth More and Ralph Richardson. Despite its pro-British slant, the authenticity of the film's impressive flying sequences was guaranteed by the technical advice of Adolf Galland, one of the Nazi's most celebrated World War 2 pilots. In 'The Train' (1964), German Colonel von Waldheim (Paul Scofield) orders the railway transfer of priceless works of art from the Jeu de Paume museum in Paris to the Fatherland. The French Resistance are determined to stop the cargo ever reaching Germany, and enrol railway inspector Labiche (Burt Lancaster) to help them in their cause.

DVD EXTRAS

Extras to be confirmed, Interactive menus, Enhanced for WideScreen TV

Soundtrack Languages

 Unknown Sound Format: English

Technical Details

Certification: PG
Duration: 254 mins
Format: DVD
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1:1.78 (16.9) widescreen
Cat. No: 3639801060(20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT)