Movie: The Way to the Stars

Top 10 Billed Cast

Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave

Flight Lt. David Archdale

John Mills
John Mills

Pilot Officer Peter Penrose

Rosamund John
Rosamund John

Miss Todd

Douglass Montgomery
Douglass Montgomery

Johnny Hollis

Renée Asherson
Renée Asherson

Iris Winterton

Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway

Mr. Palmer

Basil Radford
Basil Radford

'Tiny' Williams

Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer

Rev. Charles Moss

Bonar Colleano
Bonar Colleano

Joe Friselli

Joyce Carey
Joyce Carey

Miss Winterton

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  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    1945-06-16

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    Thrills in the sky ! and romance below ...

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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