The Way to the Stars
Time Out says
Good performances distinguish this evocation of a World War II bomber base in Britain, studiously anti-heroic in its concentration on human relationships rather than stirring combat (as one might expect with a script by Terence Rattigan). But it has dated badly in its genteelly romantic view of the hazards and heartbreaks, and in its cosy cementing of Anglo-American relationships. The best things in it are moments of pure atmosphere, like the opening shot in which the camera prowls through the deserted post-war airfield, picking up forlorn tokens of the past - a torn photograph, a scribbled signature - whose history is recounted in flashback.
Details
Release details
Duration:
109 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Anthony Asquith
Screenwriter:
Terence Rattigan
Cast:
Michael Redgrave
John Mills
Rosamund John
Douglass Montgomery
Renee Asherson
Stanley Holloway
Trevor Howard
Basil Radford
Bonar Colleano
David Tomlinson
Jean Simmons
John Mills
Rosamund John
Douglass Montgomery
Renee Asherson
Stanley Holloway
Trevor Howard
Basil Radford
Bonar Colleano
David Tomlinson
Jean Simmons