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New DVD of 'BATTLE of BRITAIN' film

The Battle of Britain - special edition
MGM Home Entertainment

To commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day, MGM has released this classic British war film on 2 Disc SPECIAL EDITION DVD. With restored picture and sound it also includes, for the first time, Sir William Walton's original score, which was composed and then not used in its entirety on the final filmuntil now.

Directed by the legendary Guy Hamilton (Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever) and featuring a stellar cast including Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Robert Shaw, Susannah York and Edward Fox, The Battle Of Britain is the story of how the Royal Air Force outnumbered by the German Luftwaffe managed to overcome insurmountable odds and win the battle of the air in World War II.

The Battle of Britain Society assisted MGM in the summer of 2003 in putting together the specialist features especially 'Recollections of a RAF Squadron Leader' - S/Ldr.BG Stapleton DFC.

Full text of MGM Press Release

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