Harry Andrews as Senior Civil Servant

Michael Caine as Squadron Leader Canfield

Trevor Howard as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park

Curd Jürgens as Baron von Richter

Ian McShane as Sgt. Pilot Andy

Kenneth More as Group Capt. Baker

Laurence Olivier as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Nigel Patrick as Group Capt. Hope

Christopher Plummer as Squadron Leader Colin Harvey

Michael Redgrave as Air Vice Marshal Evill

Ralph Richardson as Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland

Robert Shaw as Squadron Leader Skipper

Patrick Wymark as Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory

Susannah York as Section Officer Maggie Harvey

Michael Bates as Warrant Officer Warwick

Robert Flemyng as Wing Cmdr. Willoughby

Isla Blair as Mrs. Andy

Barry Foster as Sqd. Leader Edwards

John Baskcomb as Farmer

Edward Fox as Pilot Officer Archie

Tom Chatto as Willoughby's Assistant Controller

W.G. Foxley as Squadron Leader Evans

James Cosmo as Jamie

David Griffin as Sgt. Pilot Chris

Jack Gwillim as Senior Air Staff Officer

André Maranne as French NCO

Myles Hoyle as Peter

Anthony Nicholls as Minister

Duncan Lamont as Flight Sgt. Arthur

Nicholas Pennell as Simon

Sarah Lawson as Skipper's Wife

Andrzej Scibor as Ox

Mark Malicz as Pasco

Jean Wladon as Jean Jacques

Wilfried von Aacken as Gen. Osterkamp

Reinhard Horras as Bruno

Karl-Otto Alberty as General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff

Helmut Kircher as Boehm

Alexander Allerson as Maj. Brandt

Paul Neuhaus as Maj. Föhn

Dietrich Frauboes as Field Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe)

Malte Petzel as Col. Beppo Schmidt (Luftwaffe Intelligence)

Alf Jungermann as Brandt's Navigator

Manfred Reddemann as Maj. Falke

Peter Hager as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

Hein Riess as Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring

Wolf Harnisch as Gen. Fink

Rolf Stiefel as Adolf Hitler

Nikki Van der Zyl as Dubbing (voice)

Tony Allen as NCO in Plotting Room (uncredited)

Paul Angelis as Albert (uncredited)

Graham Armitage as Radar Officer (uncredited)

Hilda Barry as Old Lady (uncredited)

Roy Beck as French Soldier / RAF Pilot (uncredited)

Kate Binchy as Grace (uncredited)

Ernest Blyth as Civilian Watching German Bomber Crash (uncredited)

A. J. Brown as Air Observer (uncredited)

Daniel Brown as Refugee (uncredited)

Fay Bura as Woman in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Mary Burleigh as Minor Role (uncredited)

Bill Burns as RAF Officer (uncredited)

Pauline Chamberlain as Woman in Church Hall Shelter (uncredited)

Massimo Ciprari as German Soldier (uncredited)

Günter Clemens as Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

John Comer as Policeman (uncredited)

Les Conrad as RAF Sergeant (uncredited)

Victor Croxford as Refugee (uncredited)

George Curtis as Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Basil Dignam as Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)

Eric Dodson as RAF Officer (uncredited)

Jim Dowdall as German Pilot (uncredited)

Hugh Elton as Docker (uncredited)

Harry Fielder as Soldier (uncredited)

Meriel Forbes as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Gareth Forwood as Alistair (uncredited)

Paddy Frost as Edith (uncredited)

Hugh Futcher as RAF Ground Crew (uncredited)

Brian Grellis as RAF Cpl. Ernie (uncredited)

Michael Guest as General Staff Officer (uncredited)

Barry Halliday as 'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Paul Hansard as Karl (uncredited)

Vincent Harding as ADC to Hitler (uncredited)

Pat Heywood as WRAF Cpl. Seymour (uncredited)

Stuart Hoyle as 'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Desmond Jordan as General Staff Officer (uncredited)

Geoffrey King as Air Observer (uncredited)

Jack Le White as Archie's Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Aileen Lewis as Woman in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Illona Linthwaite as Wendy (uncredited)

Maureen Lipman as Radar Operator (uncredited)

Reg Lye as Workman (uncredited)

David McKail as Lac Arnold (uncredited)

Harald Meister as Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Rosalind Mendleson as Refugee (uncredited)

George Merritt as Civilian (uncredited)

Hilary Minster as Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

Ingo Mogendorf as Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

Richard Morant as Replacement Pilot - Red Section 'Red 2' (uncredited)

Richardson Morgan as British Embassy Valet (uncredited)

Steve Morley as Boy Watching Archie's Parachute Landing (uncredited)

Christopher Morris as Boy (uncredited)

Geoffrey Morris as Air Observer (uncredited)

Norman Morris as RAF Sergeant in Shelter (uncredited)

Douglas Nottage as Sergeant Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Hugo Panczak as Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

Clifford Parrish as Kelly's Butler (uncredited)

Eileen Peel as Lady Kelly (uncredited)

David Quilter as 'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Pam Rose as WAF in the Plotting Room (uncredited)

George Roubicek as Sergeant Pilot - Falke's Crew (uncredited)

John Savident as RAF Officer (uncredited)

Clive Scott as 'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Jack Sharp as Old Man (uncredited)

Albert Shepherd as Soldier at Self-Propelled Gun (uncredited)

Sadie Slade as Radio Operator (uncredited)

Kathleen St John as Old Lady (uncredited)

Philip Stewart as Man in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Frank Sussman as ADC in Intelligence Maps Office (uncredited)

Nick Tate as RAF Pilot (uncredited)

John Tatham as Fighter Command Officer (uncredited)

Reg Thomason as RAF Sergeant (uncredited)

Chris Tranchell as 'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

Joseph Tregonino as Refugee (uncredited)

Paul Tropea as Peasant Boy (uncredited)

Rosetta Tropea as Peasant Girl (uncredited)

Michael Trubshawe as Air Observer (uncredited)

Alan Tucker as Charlie (uncredited)

Franz Van Norde as Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Mickey Varey as Rescue Worker (uncredited)

Dagobert Walter as Hans Falke (uncredited)

David Webb as RAF Officer (uncredited)

Peter Wesp as Pilot - Föhn's Crew (uncredited)

Alister Williamson as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

Fred Wood as Rescue Worker (uncredited)