Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary about the personal experiences of men and women during World War II. The program charts, through the testimony of Americans in Britain in 1940, how American opinion began to turn from isolationism toward active involvement in the war, and tells personal stories -- of soldiers who went to
Cast & Crew
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Nick Read
Series Director
Will Lyman
Narration
Neil Arthur
Music
Keri H Bartok
Publicist (Wgbh/Boston)
Simon Bedford
Rostrum Camera
Steve Bergson
Archive Researcher
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Production Company
BBC (Main Listing); Brook Lapping Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Documentary about the personal experiences of men and women during World War II. The program charts, through the testimony of Americans in Britain in 1940, how American opinion began to turn from isolationism toward active involvement in the war, and tells personal stories -- of soldiers who went to Belgium and France to arrest Hitler's advance; of seamen who braved bombs and torpedoes to evacuate 350,000 men from the beaches of Dunkirk; of the inexperienced, but determined pilots of the Royal Air Force who fought against all odds in the Battle of Britain; and if the women who played critical roles both at home and as part of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
Director
Nick Read
Series Director
Cast
Will Lyman
Narration
Crew
Neil Arthur
Music
Keri H Bartok
Publicist (Wgbh/Boston)
Simon Bedford
Rostrum Camera
Steve Bergson
Archive Researcher
Jason Berman
Assistant Camera
Mcdonald Brown
Editor
Paul Burgess
Associate Producer
Paul Burgess
Editor
Pat Butler
Additional Editor
Peter Cartwright
Editor
Tim Clayton
Assistant Producer
Maggi Cook
Archive Researcher
Andy Cottom
Sound Recordist
Richard Cradick
On-Line Editor
Phil Craig
Series Producer
Zvi Dor-ner
Executive Producer
Tim Fisher
Publicist (Wgbh/Boston)
Martin Flint
Sound Recordist
Dawn Giles
Publicist (Wgbh/Boston)
Clare Healy
Head Of Production
Paul Jakeman
On-Line Editor
Rowan Jennings
Sound Mixer
Kari Jersch
Researcher
Cliff Jones
Sound Mixer
Warren Kimball
Advisor
Brian Lapping
Executive Producer (Brook Lapping Productions)
Jonathan Lieb
Location Assistant
Jonathan Loewald
Production Assistant
Charlotte Malick
Art Direction
Toby Marter
Assistant Editor
Frank Merrick
Location Assistant
Gregor Murbach
Location Assistant
Erica Nieman
Unit Manager
Colin Peters
Colorist
Alfred Price
Advisor
Luke Rainey
Colorist
Kuz Randhawa
Sound Recordist
Nick Read
Series Photography
Michael Sanders
On-Line Editor
Sarah Sapper
Production Manager
Niraj Sharda
Production Assistant
Mark Steele
On-Line Editor
Jim Sullivan
Sound Mixer
Fay Sutherland
Coordinating Producer
David Swan
Underwater Photography
Andre Walker
Rostrum Camera
Nick Ward
Producer
Adrian Warren
Aerial Photography
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Production Company
BBC (Main Listing); Brook Lapping Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
