 | Harry Andrews
Senior Civil Servant |
 | Michael Caine
Squadron Leader Canfield |
 | Trevor Howard
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park,
Commanding 11 Group RAF |
 | Curd Jürgens
Baron von Richter
(as Curt Jurgens) |
 | Ian McShane
Sergeant Pilot Andy |
 | Kenneth More
Group Captain Baker |
 | Laurence Olivier
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding,
CinC RAF Fighter Command |
 | Nigel Patrick
Group Captain Hope |
 | Christopher Plummer
Squadron Leader Colin Harvey RCAF |
 | Michael Redgrave
Air Vice Marshal Douglas Evill,
Senior Air Staff Officer
RAF Fighter Command |
 | Ralph Richardson
Sir David Kelly, British Ambassador to Switzerland |
 | Robert Shaw
Squadron Leader "Skipper" |
 | Patrick Wymark
Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory,
Commanding 12 Group RAF |
 | Susannah York
Section Officer Maggie Harvey |
 | Michael Bates
Warrant Officer Warrick |
 | Isla Blair
Andy's Wife |
 | John Baskcomb
Farmer
(as John Bascomb) |
 | Tom Chatto
Willoughby's Assistant Controller |
 | James Cosmo
Jamie |
 | Robert Flemyng
Wing Commander Willoughby |
 | Barry Foster
Squadron Leader Edwards |
 | Edward Fox
Pilot Officer Archie |
 | W.G. Foxley
Squadron Leader Tom Evans |
 | David Griffin
Sergeant Pilot Chris |
 | Jack Gwillim
Senior Air Staff Officer |
 | Myles Hoyle
Peter |
 | Duncan Lamont
Flight Sergeant Arthur |
 | Sarah Lawson
Skipper's Wife |
 | Mark Malicz
Pasco |
 | André Maranne
French NCO |
 | Anthony Nicholls
Minister |
 | Nicholas Pennell
Simon |
 | Andrzej Scibor
Ox |
 | Jean Wladon
Jean Jacques,
French Liasion Officer |
 | Wilfried von Aacken
Oberst Theodor Osterkamp,
Commanding Jadgeschwader 51 |
 | Karl-Otto Alberty
Generalmajor Hans Jeschonnek,
Luftwaffe General Chief of Staff |
 | Alexander Allerson
Major Brandt |
 | Dietrich Frauboes
Field Marshal Milch (Inspector General, Luftwaffe) |
 | Alf Jungermann
Brandt's Navigator |
 | Peter Hager
Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring,
Commanding Luftflotte 2 |
 | Wolf Harnisch
Generalmajor Johannes Fink,
Commanding Kampfgeschwader2
(as Wolf Harnish) |
 | Reinhard Horras
Bruno |
 | Helmut Kircher
Boehm |
 | Paul Neuhaus
Major Föhn |
 | Malte Petzel
Oberst Joseph "Beppo" Schmid,
Head, Military Intelligence Branch |
 | Manfred Reddemann
Major Falke |
 | Hein Riess
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring |
 | Rolf Stiefel
Adolf Hitler |
 | Vincent Harding
Hitler's Aide-de-Camp |
 | Eileen Peel
Lady Kelly |
 | Clifford Parrish
Kelly's Butler |
 | Richardson Morgan
British Embassy Valet |
 | Desmond Jordan
General Staff Officer |
 | Michael Guest
General Staff Officer |
 | Alan Tucker
Sergeant Pilot Charlie Lambert |
 | Hans Brustellin
German Batman |
 | Paul Hansard
Karl |
 | George Roubicek
Sergeant Pilot Huber,
Major Falke's crew |
 | Brian Grellis
RAF Corporal Ernie (Radar) |
 | Graham Armitage
Radar Officer |
 | A.J. Brown
Air Observer |
 | Geoffrey King
Air Observer |
 | Michael Trubshawe
Air Observer |
 | Geoffrey Morris
Air Observer |
 | Pat Heywood
WAAF Corporal Seymour |
| Alvar Lidell
BBC News Announcer (voice) |
 | Basil Dignam
Tactical Records Officer |
 | John Savident
RAF Officer |
 | Paul Angelis
Corporal Fitter Albert |
 | Eric Dodson
RAF Officer |
 | Jack Le White
Andy's Taxi Driver |
 | John Comer
Policeman |
 | George Merritt
Civilian |
 | Hilda Barry
Old Lady |
 | Kathleen St. John
Old Lady |
 | Alister Williamson
Air Raid Warden |
 | Reg Lye
Workman |
 | Steve Morley
Boy Watching Archie's
Parachute Landing |
 | Leslie Schofield
Aircraft Handler |
 | David McKail
Leading Aircraftman Arnold |
 | Nick Tate
RAF Officer |
 | Reg Thomason
RAF Sergeant |
 | Winifred Sabine
Woman in Air Raid Shelter Hall |
 | Gareth Forwood
Pilot Officer Alistair |
 | Richard Morant
Replacement pilot, Red Section ("Red 2") |
| Paddy Frost
Edith |
 | Kate Binchy
Grace |
| Frank Sussman
ADC in Intelligence Maps Office |
 | Hans Heinz
1st staff officer |
 | David Quilter
'A' Station Pilot |
 | Barry Halliday
'A' Station Pilot |
| Clive Scott
'A' Station Pilot |
| George Tarry
'A' Station Pilot |
 | Chris Tranchell
'A' Station Pilot |
 | Stuart Hoyle
'A' Station Pilot |
| Johnnie Kettle
Small Boy |
| Illona Linthwaite
Wendy |
 | Dagobert Walter
Hans Falke |
| Jan Jürgens
Luftwaffe Officer at Wissant |
| Dieter Asner
Infantry Sergeant |
| Horst Johanning
sergeant pilots, Major Föhn's crew |
| Douglas Nottage
Sergeant Pilot, Major Föhn's crew |
| Nicky Beaumont
Member of Föhn's Crew |
| Franz Van Norde
Member of Föehn's Crew |
| Peter Wesp
Member of Föhn's Crew |
| Harald Meister
Pilot - Föhn's Crew |
 | Hugo Panczak
Member of Falke's Crew |
 | Günter Clemens
Member of Falke's Crew |
 | Hilary Minster
Member of Falke's Crew |
 | Ingo Mogendorf
Member of Falke's Crew |
| J. Eduard Taylor
Member of Falke's Crew |
 | Leslie Lawton
GPO Assistant |
| Steven Counterman
Teenager Playing At Docks |
 | Harry Fielder
Soldier |
 | Carole Lorimer
WREN |
 | Dempsey Cook
Young Boy |
| Paul Griffiths
Young Boy |
| Karinna Albertson |
 | Pam Rose
WAF in the plotting room |
 | Paul Tropea
Peasant Boy |
| Rosetta Tropea
Peasant Girl |
 | Unknown1318-1
Boy |
 | Unknown1318-2
Boy |
 | Unknown1318-4
German Bomber Co-Pilot |
 | Unknown1318-5
German Soldier |
 | David Webb
(scenes deleted) |
| Maria Holmes
Unknown |