The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

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World War Ii | Pilot

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  • Genre(s): Drama, War, Romance
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Anthony Asquith, Anthony Hearne
  • Cast(s): Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Rosamund John, Douglass Montgomery, Renée Asherson See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 49min
  • Music: Charles Williams,Nicholas Brodszky
  • Award(s): International Critics 1946 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Snow White, Tolkien
  • Story:
    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.
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STORY

Story
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.

AWARDS

Nominations
International Critics Award

Best Feature Film | 1946

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

The poem "For Johnny" read by Sir John Mills is as follows: "Do not despair, For Johnny-head-in-air; He sleeps as sound, As Johnny underground. Fetch out no shroud, For Johnny-in-the-cloud; And keep your tears, For him in after years. Better by far, For Johnny-the-bright-star, To keep your head, And see his children fed."

The poem recited by Sir John Mills is titled "For Johnny". It is an ode to Royal Air Force pilots written by John Pudney (1909-1977).

Credited theatrical movie debut of Trevor Howard (Sq/Leader Carter).

This movie was criticized as too clichéd, and failed at the U.S. box-office.

Bonar Colleano (as Bonar Colleano Jnr), Trevor Howard and Jean Simmons receive "introducing" credits.

Popular Dialogues

"Squadron Leader Sil Carter: Well, chaps, as you know the target for this afternoon is exactly the same as yesterday's, and the day before yesterday's, and the day before that. Calais. Barge concentrations."

"Peter Penrose: [reading] Do not despair for Johnny head-in-air He sleeps as sound as Johnny underground Fetch out no shroud for Johnny in the cloud And keep your tears for him in after years Better by far for Johnny the bright star to keep your head and see his children fed."