The Way to the Stars

"Thrills in the sky ! and romance below ..."

Nov 15 1945 N/A 1h 49m
Drama, Romance, War

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.

Plot

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. This movie centers around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose (Sir John Mills), fresh out of a training unit, who joins the squadron and experiences life during wartime. He falls for Iris Winterton (Renée Asherson), a young girl who lives at the local hotel, but he becomes disillusioned about marriage when the squadron commander dies in a raid, leaving his wife, the hotel manager, to bring up their young son alone. As the war progresses, Penrose comes to terms about surviving while others have been killed.

Written by

Terence Rattigan, Anatole de Grunwald, Richard Sherman

Directed by

Anthony Asquith

Cast

Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Rosamund John

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Two Cities Films, United Artists

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,714
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA