A lot of recycled footage from "The Battle of Britain" movie which is now quite old. Historically that material was pretty good but unfortunately they forgot to mention the Americans and Commonwealth pilots, let alone the poles. Even the original BoB movie featured Christopher Plummer with Canadian colours as well as the French and others.
My impression looking at how it was advertised was that we would see more on the management which was something special. Unfortunately, we only got the basics. The people who were interi added some colour but little information as they were.mostly children at the time.
Where were the Germans or indeed other adults from the time (I now that most would have passed but I'm sure there is footage on file)?
13 Hours That Saved Britain
2010
Documentary / History / War
13 Hours That Saved Britain
2010
Documentary / History / War
Keywords: wardocumentarywar documentary
Plot summary
This film explores the events of September 15th, 1940 - the day Churchill described as the 'crux of the battle.' On a day now celebrated as Battle of Britain Day, Adolph Hitler's Nazi war planes fought the British Royal Air Force. Dramatic color film footage of aerial combat combined with contemporary interviews show how events in World War II seventy years ago resonate through the generations.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Tech specs
720p.WEB 1080p.WEBMovie Reviews
Could do much better
Dull and lacking in detail
Uses a lot of Battle Of Britain movie footage interspersed with some boring anecdotes. Not much detail about the pilots, the planes, the decisions made etc.
Horribly inaccurate
Not a single mention of the foreign pilots who constituted 20% of the RAF fighter command during the battle. Not mentioning the Polish pilots is like making a documentary about the 1966 World Cup Final without mentioning Sir Geoff Hurst. 303 Polish Squadron top scored during the Battle of Britain and pilots from many other countries helped a beleaguered Britain to survive... just. This is a highly innacurate account of what actually happened.