Lancaster
Synopsis
Starting with 'The Blitz' we follow our 38 contributors as they join-up, learn to fly and go to war. With the enemy strong and RAF Bomber Command badly equipped, losses were high. But eventually, the tide turned with the introduction of the 'Lanc'.
Designed to take the war to the enemy - and to win it – the Lancaster was both loved and feared. From the firestorms of Hamburg, through the famous Dambuster raids and the still-controversial bombing of Dresden, emotional testimonies tell of courage, fear, friendship and moral ambiguity.
For there was a deadly price to be paid in the lethal night skies over Germany - 55,000 aircrew and 600,000 civilians were killed. Such was the cost of defeating the Nazis and restoring peace to Europe.
Details
- Year
- 2022
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 110 min
- Format
- 4K digital
- Director
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David Fairhead, Anthony Palmer
- Producer
- Keith Haviland, Steve Milne, Trevor Beattie, Jeremy Chatterton, Gareth Dodds
- Executive Producer
- Will Clarke, Andy Mayson, Mike Runagall, Jamie Morris, Jack Oliver, Ricahrd Lake
- Editor
- David Fairhead
- Director of Photography
- Iain Philpott, Anthony Palmer, John Dibbs
- Sound
- George Foulgham
- Composer
- Chris Roe
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Tall Boy Films
'Four' Sandy LaneRushmoor
Surrey
GU10 2ES
Sales Company
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