The World at War Alone: May 1940-May 1941 (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

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The World at War

Alone: May 1940-May 1941 (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

The Battle of Britain, defeats in Greece and Crete, Tobruk and life in Britain between the evacuation at Dunkirk and Operation Barbarossa.

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Laurence Olivier Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Sleuth (1972)
John McBeath Self - Commanding 'H.M.S. Venomous' (as Rear-Admiral John McBeath) Self - Commanding 'H.M.S. Venomous' (as Rear-Admiral John McBeath) See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Bertie Good Self - Steward, 'M.V. Royal Daffodil' Self - Steward, 'M.V. Royal Daffodil' See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Max Aitken Self - R.A.F. Squadron Leader 1940 (as Sir Max Aitken) Self - R.A.F. Squadron Leader 1940 (as Sir Max Aitken) See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Anthony Eden Self - War Minister 1940 / Foreign Secretary 1940 (as Lord Avon) Self - War Minister 1940 / Foreign Secretary 1940 (as Lord Avon) See fewer	The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
J.R. Colville Self - Churchill's Private Secretary Self - Churchill's Private Secretary See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Adolf Galland Self - Luftwaffe Squadron Leader 1940 / Luftwaffe Wing Commander 1941 Self - Luftwaffe Squadron Leader 1940 / Luftwaffe Wing Commander 1941 See fewer	Battle of Britain (1969)
Robert Wright Self - Dowding's Personal Assistant Self - Dowding's Personal Assistant See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Ray Holmes Self - R.A.F. Sergeant Pilot 1940 Self - R.A.F. Sergeant Pilot 1940 See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Charles Gardner Self - BBC Reporter (archive sound) Self - BBC Reporter (archive sound) See fewer	War in the Air (1954)
J.B. Priestley Self - Broadcaster Self - Broadcaster See fewer	Last Holiday (2006)
Lord Beaverbrook Self - Minister of Aircraft Production (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Minister of Aircraft Production (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	They Forgot to Read the Directions (1924)
Winston Churchill Self - P.M. of the U.K. (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - P.M. of the U.K. (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Matinee Theatre (1955)
Hugh Dowding Self - R.A.F. Fighter Command 1936-40 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - R.A.F. Fighter Command 1936-40 (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Battle for the Battle of Britain (1969)
Hermann Göring Self - C-in-C, Luftwaffe (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - C-in-C, Luftwaffe (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Wunder des Fliegens: Der Film eines deutschen Fliegers (1935)
Adolf Hitler Self - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)
King George VI Self - His Highness (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - His Highness (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' (1943)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Self - Her Highness (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Her Highness (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' (1943)
Archibald Wavell Self - Middle East Command (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Middle East Command (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer