cast
- Harry Andrews
- Senior Civil Servant
- Trevor Howard
- Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
- Michael Caine
- Squadron Leader Canfield
- Ralph Richardson
- Sir David
- Curd Jürgens
- Baron Von Richter
- Ian McShane
- Sgt. Pilot Andy
- Kenneth More
- Group Capt. Baker
- Michael Redgrave
- Air Vice Marshal Evill
- Laurence Olivier
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
- Nigel Patrick
- Group Capt. Hope
- Christopher Plummer
- Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
- Robert Shaw
- Squadron Leader Skipper
- Patrick Wymark
- Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory
- Susannah York
- Section Officer Maggie Harvey
- Michael Bates
- Warrant Officer Warrick
- James Cosmo
- Jamie
- Robert Flemyng
- Wing Cmdr. Willoughby
- Barry Foster
- Squadron Leader Edwards
- Edward Fox
- Pilot Officer Archie
- W.G. Foxley
- Squadron Leader Evans
- Sarah Lawson
- Skipper's Wife
- Peter Hager
- Feldmarschall Kesselring
- Wolf Harnisch
- Gen. Fink
- Rolf Stiefel
- Adolf Hitler
- Hein Reiss
- Reichmarschall Goering
- David Griffin
- Sgt. Pilot Chris
- Manfred Reddemann
- Maj. Falke
- Mark Malicz
- Pasco
- Jean Waldon
- Jean-Jacques
- Alexander Allerson
- Maj. Brandt
- Andre Maranne
- French NCO
- Anthony Nicholls
- Minister
- Duncan Lamont
- Flight Sgt. Arthur
- Tom Chatto
- Willoughby's Asst. Controller
- John Baskcomb
- Farmer
- Karl Otto Alberty
- Luftwaffe Chief of Staff
- Nicholas Pennell
- Simon
- Jack Gwillim
- Senior Air Staff Officer
- Isla Blair
- Mrs. Andy
crew
- Guy Hamilton
- Director
- Benjamin Fisz
- Producer, Screenwriter
- Harry Saltzman
- Producer
- Harry Slatzman
- Producer
- James Kennaway
- Screenwriter
- Wilford Greatorex
- Screenwriter
- Bob Huke
- Cinematographer
- David Bracknill
- Cinematographer
- Freddie Young
- Cinematographer
- Malcolm Arnold
- Composer (Music Score)
- Ron Goodwin
- Composer (Music Score)
- William Walton
- Composer (Music Score)
- Bert Bates
- Editor
- Sydney Streeter
- Production Designer
- Bert Davey
- Art Director
- Gil Parrondo
- Art Director
- Jack Maxsted
- Art Director
- Maurice Carter
- Art Director
- William Hutchinson
- Art Director
- Gordon Everett
- Sound/Sound Designer
- Gordon K. McCallum
- Sound/Sound Designer
- Cliff John Richardson
- Special Effects
- Glen Robinson
- Special Effects
- Wally Veevers
- Special Effects
- Derek Cracknell
- First Assistant Director
- Adolf Galland
- Consultant/advisor
- Franz Frodl
- Consultant/advisor
- Hans Brustellin
- Consultant/advisor
- Capt. Hamish Mahaddie
- Technical Advisor
- Capt. Tome Gleave
- Technical Advisor
- David Bracknell
- Second Unit Director
- John Siddall
- Assistant Art Director
- Robert Wright
- Technical Advisor
- Squadron Ldr. B. Drobinski
- Technical Advisor
- Squadron Ldr. Ginger Lacey
- Technical Advisor
- Wg. Cdr. Claire Legge
- Technical Advisor
- Wg.-Cdr. Robert Standord-Tuck
- Technical Advisor
