Harry Andrews character Senior civil servant
Michael Caine character Squadron Leader Canfield
Trevor Howard character Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
Curd Jürgens character Baron von Richter
Ian McShane character Sgt. Pilot Andy
Laurence Olivier character Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Christopher Plummer character Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
Kenneth More character Group Capt. Baker
Nigel Patrick character Group Capt. Hope
Michael Redgrave character Air Vice Marshal Evill
Ralph Richardson character Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
Robert Shaw character Squadron Leader Skipper
Patrick Wymark character Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Susannah York character Section Officer Maggie Harvey
Michael Bates character Warrant Officer Warwick
Robert Flemyng character Wing Cmdr. Willoughby
Edward Fox character Pilot Officer Archie
W.G. Foxley character Squadron Leader Evans
Barry Foster character Sqd. Leader Edwards
James Cosmo character Jamie
Jack Gwillim character Senior Air Staff Officer
Wilfried von Aacken character Gen. Osterkamp
Karl-Otto Alberty character General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff
Helmut Kircher character Boehm
Paul Neuhaus character Maj. Föhn
Dietrich Frauboes character Field Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe)
Malte Petzel character Col. Beppo Schmidt (Luftwaffe Intelligence)
Peter Hager character Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Hein Riess character Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring
Rolf Stiefel character Adolf Hitler
Manfred Reddemann character Maj. Falke
Alexander Allerson character Maj. Brandt
Alf Jungermann character Brandt's Navigator
Jean Wladon character Jean Jacques
