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Director:
Writers:
John Pudney (poems)
Terence Rattigan (scenario)
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Release Date:
16 June 1945 (UK) more
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Plot:
Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Michael Redgrave ... Flight Lt. David Archdale

John Mills ... Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Rosamund John ... Miss 'Toddy' Todd
Douglass Montgomery ... Johnny Hollis
Renée Asherson ... Iris Winterton (as Renee Asherson)
Stanley Holloway ... Mr. Palmer
Basil Radford ... Tiny Williams
Felix Aylmer ... Rev. Charles Moss
Bonar Colleano ... Joe Friselli (as Bonar Colleano Jnr)
Joyce Carey ... Miss Winterton
Trevor Howard ... Squadron Leader Carter
Nicholas Stuart ... Col. Rogers (as Tryon Nichol)
Bill Owen ... Sgt. 'Nobby' Clarke (as Bill Rowbotham)
Grant Miller ... Wally Becker

Jean Simmons ... A Singer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Johnny in the Clouds (USA)
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Runtime:
USA:87 min | UK:109 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
First cinema feature of Murray Matheson. more
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Anachronisms: As the American pilot alights to join the first US bombers leaving to bomb the Nazis on "Aug. 17" (1942) his Mae West is visibly stenciled: "Insp 5/3/44" . more
Quotes:
Mr. Palmer: Oh, would you believe you! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in War Stories (2006) (TV) more

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14 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
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Author: Peter from Yorkshire, England

What an excellent film, with a cast that lifts it above other films made during WW2. Was there a British war film made that did not have John Mills starring in it? Many of the actors here went on to become familiar faces in film and British TV. The story-line and the absence of background music do make this film both nostalgic and entertaining.

It may interest some that the 'Golden Lion' in the film does exist, it is a hotel in Northallerton, North Yorkshire. The street scenes were shot in nearby Bedale. I'm not sure which airfield was used, but it may have been one of the many bomber bases situated in this area, such as Leeming or Dishforth.

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