The Way to the Stars (1945)

  • NR
  • 11/15/1945 (US)
  • Drama, War, Romance
  • 1h 49m

Thrills in the sky ! and romance below ...

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.

Anthony Asquith

Director

Terence Rattigan

Story, Screenplay

Anatole de Grunwald

Story

Richard Sherman

Writer

Cast

Michael Redgrave's headshot

Michael Redgrave

Flight Lt. David Archdale
John Mills's headshot

John Mills

Pilot Officer Peter Penrose
Rosamund John's headshot

Rosamund John

Miss Todd
Douglass Montgomery's headshot

Douglass Montgomery

Johnny Hollis
Renée Asherson's headshot

Renée Asherson

Iris Winterton
Stanley Holloway's headshot

Stanley Holloway

Mr. Palmer
Basil Radford's headshot

Basil Radford

'Tiny' Williams
Felix Aylmer's headshot

Felix Aylmer

Rev. Charles Moss

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