The Way to the Stars ( Johnny in the Clouds )

The Way to the Stars (DVD) (*)

$29.99

Original Title: Johnny in the Clouds
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
104 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1945 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Anthony Asquith

Written By:
John Pudney
Terence Rattigan

Actors:
Michael Redgrave ..... David Archdale
John Mills ..... Peter Penrose
Rosamund John ..... Miss Todd
Douglass Montgomery ..... Johnny Hollis
Stanley Holloway ..... Mr. Palmer
Renée Asherson ..... Iris Winterton (as Renee Asherson)
Felix Aylmer ..... Rev. Charles Moss
Basil Radford ..... Tiny Williams
Bonar Colleano ..... Joe Friselli (as Bonar Colleano Jnr)
Joyce Carey ..... Miss Winterton
Trevor Howard ..... Sq / Leader Carter
Nicholas Stuart ..... Col. Rogers (as Tryon Nichol)
Bill Owen ..... 'Nobby' Clarke (as Bill Rowbotham)
Grant Miller ..... Wally Becker
Jean Simmons ..... A Singer

Synopsis:

Originally released in England as The Way to the Stars, Johnny in the Clouds is the story of how the Battle of Britain affected the lives of combatants and civilians alike. Terence Rattigan's screenplay concentrates on three groups of people: an American pilot and his wife, a doomed British officer with a wife and child, and a young couple who plan to marry despite the precariousness of wartime romances. Most of the action takes place at an air base and the neighboring village, where the private citizens react to rationing and other restrictions with various degrees of nobility and selfishness. The American title of this film is derived from the poem "Johnny in the Clouds," recited in tribute to the decease British airman; the U.S. version, which was released after the war, includes a prologue set in the deserted air base, with the bulk of the film offered as a flashback.

Story of a R.A.F. bomber station during the war.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 18 December, 2008.

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