The Way to the Stars poster
Basic Info
Release: June 16, 1945
Rating: ⭐ 6.0/10 (27 votes)

The Way to the Stars

1945 ⭐ 6.0/10 27 votes
Overview

Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive. The film centres around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose, fresh out of a training unit, who joins the squadron, and quickly discovers about life during war time. He falls for Iris, a young girl who lives at the local hotel, but he becomes disillusioned about marriage, when the squadron commander dies in a raid, and leaves his wife, the hotel manageress, with a young son to bring up. As the war progresses, Penross comes to terms that he has survived, while others have been killed.

Genres
Drama War Romance
Production Countries
  • United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
  • English en
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Cast
Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave
Flight Lt. David Archdale
John Mills
John Mills
Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Rosamund John
Rosamund John
Miss Todd
Douglass Montgomery
Douglass Montgomery
Johnny Hollis
Renée Asherson
Renée Asherson
Iris Winterton
Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway
Mr. Palmer
Basil Radford
Basil Radford
'Tiny' Williams
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
Rev. Charles Moss
Bonar Colleano
Bonar Colleano
Joe Friselli
Joyce Carey
Joyce Carey
Miss Winterton
Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard
Squadron Leader Carter
Nicholas Stuart
Colonel Rogers (as Tryon Nichol)
Crew
Anthony Asquith
Anthony Asquith
Director
Terence Rattigan
Terence Rattigan
Screenplay
Anatole de Grunwald
Anatole de Grunwald
Producer
Nicholas Brodszky
Music
Charles Williams
Music
Richard Sherman
Writer
Backdrops
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