The Way to the Stars

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 16, 1945

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

United Artists,Two Cities Films

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0038238