What about the remake of the epic dog fight war movie Battle of Britain 1969? This time Hollywood directors and producers must show planes like Bf 109, Junkers Ju 88, Dorniers Do 17, Bf-110s apart from Stukas. Else its no use.
@@Stinger913 He-111 was used in the film. Pretty sure it was the Spanish variant like the 109's in the movie which used Merlin engines. The Stuka's in the movie were not real. But considering when it was made and the amount of actual aircraft they did have its still Epic. While I would love to see a remake now with a bigger selection of aircraft I just don't think any of the big CGI ones have done a very good job of looking natural. Dunkirk had a lot of issues but the Spitfire flybys looked brilliant because they were the real planes. Pearl Harbour, Red Tails, Air Strike. The physics always seems off. CGI where its at now though they should be able to do anything.
Whilst this was going on Aberdeen had no air cover and was the most bombed city under attack on 34 occasions. My grandfather was a trawlerman allowed to fish 15 miles outside Aberdeen. The Nazi bombers dropped their bombs on him rather than face the anti aircraft guns waiting for them in the city. He manned a old Lewis gun and shot down one of the Heinkel bombers that was low enough and rescued its crew from the sea. The King gave him the George medal. I've held that medal.
wow nice of him to rescue but wrong to call them nazi bombers since the luftwaffle id the only part of the German army that did not require you to swear to the nazi party and was much more removed from the nazi ideology than any part o the army
@@JefferyEpstien911 perhaps you should research the subject before making uninformed comments, The Luftwaffe as a newly created arm of the Reich's offensive capacity was well stacked with dedicated national socialists .
@@JefferyEpstien911 There's a quote I've heard: "In Germany we have a name for those who didn't really believe in the Nazi ideology but just went along with everything because it was the easiest thing to do. We call them Nazis."
@@JefferyEpstien911 Quite untrue. The head of the Luftwaffe was the number two man in the Reich; Wever, Milch, Jeschonnek, von Richthofen, von Greim, and Kesselring, probably the most important senior officers of the service, were all dedicated Nazis; the Jagerstab pioneered the useage of Jewish slave labour starting with the He 177 project in 1942 and eventually expanding to the point where by their own estimates, 80% of the shop floor work force in the German aircraft industry was forced labour recruited from the concentration camps; Rudel, the famous Stuka pilot and the "experte" Walther Dahl, the final Inspekteur der Tagjäger were both heavily involved in banned far-right parties postwar, and Luftwaffe ground troops furnished guards for concentration camps.
Personally, I agree with Rasputin. Both were equally good in their own rights. The only major disadvantage that the Hurricane had was that it was a very dangerous plane to ditch in the water, as it had a tendency to flip nose over. Either way, by 1941, the Hurricane was pretty much outmoded by both time and technology. Thankfully, Hawker was already testing, and even producing, the Hurricane's successor, the Typhoon, which unfortunately had a troublesome early history due to its Napier Sabre engine; which was remedied through modification, better maintenance and even a lighter weight successor: The Tempest.
+Neil Wilson Many of the aerial scenes were filmed from a converted B-25. Two "Heinkels" (swastikas and all) were flown across France to England (for the scenes showing the bombers over English fields). If you look, when English countryside is shown, only 2 bombers are in sight. The airfield being "bombed was RAF Duxford and the hangar they blew up was condemned anyway. When you see the Polish squadron in flight, look very carefully at the planes in the back, They are not Hurricanes but in fact Hispano Aviación HA-1112 fighters as there were only 3 flyable Hurricanes available. Much of the information can be seen at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain_(film)#Aircraft If you don't mind wiki!
My mum who died this evening (aged 89) saw all this happening above her everyday in the summer of 1940 in Wartling, Pevensey, Kent, then aged 12 and had somethimes had to ride her cycle through falling spent 303 cartridges on the way home from school. Regarding another crucial feature of the BoB, these are her words... "Another day some planes flew over the Vicarage, and as we watched them go from our front door we saw the black crosses and 'something' falling from them - BOMBS. We soon knew what they were when when we were blown back indoors! Sadly they found their target on the marshes and there was loss of life in the Radar station situated there."
Sorry to hear your mother has passes away. My Dad has just had his 90th birthday and recalls similar events, including watching a huge armada of bombers and fighters crossing westwards over his house to attack London on his 13th birthday, 17th September 1940. He also had to dive into a ditch when buzzed by a Messerschmidt 109 flying desperately low north just inland from Herne Bay. He was just cycling to school with his friend.
I could listen to that music all day. I can tell you as a musician that the percussionists had their hands full with this sound track. Hans Zimmer, you are a musical genius!
My uncle was a german fighterpilot. He said that they were ordered by Göring to stay with the bombers, so he had to fly with the flaps out to match the slow bombers. They had no fuel left when they reached britain. If he could have flown in advance without the flaps, they would have at least 10 minutes fighting time against the british.
Thank you for posting that. There is a scene in Battle of Britain that echoes what your uncle said. The German fighter pilot says that a fighter is a hunter - and clearly wants to stay high up and bounce the British fighters. But his superior orders him to stay close to the bombers. Similarly, the RAF pilots were told to fly in close formation - a poor tactic, when you needed to be looking for enemy planes, rather than making sure that you didn't crash into your wing man. I love the Battle of Britain film. It is certainly not 100% accurate and does create some debatable mythology, but the overall result is very good. The Germans are men not monsters. The music is wonderful. It is SO full of iconic moments : "they've got the Rose & Crown", "come in, Red-2", "Repeat please" and so many more. As somebody whose parents both fought in the war (my dad in the Royal Navy and my mum in the Army in London during the Battle of Britain), this is one of the two films that I want my children to know. (The other is "The Cruel Sea".) As another aside, the Battle of Britain featured lots of real aircraft and no CGI. There is a wonderful shot at the start of the film, where a Spitfire does a victory roll and you can see and hear the engine cut out as the carburetor stops supplying a proper fuel mix. This was real - and a demonstration of one of the weaknesses of the early model Spitfires, compared with the 109. The film does hide that the 109 had a lot of advantages over the Spit.
That's some damn good cinematography for 1969. Hell, one could easily think that some of these shots were from Dunkirk. That is some Howard Hughes level of dedication right there.
All the Agony,Fear, Anxiety boxed in one single track. That's -- Supermarine for you. A masterpiece. Awesome editing ❤, now I'm compelled to watch 'Battle of Britain'
Yes! But before you do, please watch Hardthrasher's Series on the battle first. It's entertaining and gives complete historical background in an amusing way.
Spitfires are honestly some of the most beautifully designed machines humanity has ever made. Despite their intentions of war, I think they are the most elegant and sleek creations.
I clicked the 'like' button because, contrary to my first instincts, this worked. I still prefer the original but this video and music caught my attention. With respect to other comments, my 12 year old grandson finds it hard to believe this was filmed without CGI.
The evolution of sound and music editing are the main point of this. Incredible how the visual effects hold up, and are SO enhanced by a fresh audio approach.
Great comment there. The video editing was superb too, as I haven't seen many comment that this is - for those familiar with the movie - spliced from several set-pieces and not just the final battle. (The presence of Caine's character is a giveaway). But just fantastically good work on show here. This is the sort of thing which UA-cam is so good for showing off.
The only other comparable films in terms of the aerial sequences, for me at least, are Tora Tora Tora and The Blue Max. I watched a couple of minutes of Redtails recently and it was soooo bad I turned it off. A shame because it was story worth telling but horribly executed.
The shot from 4:40 is a work of art. Especially considering the process that would have been undertaken to achieve it, when compared to today's capabilities.
It is mesmerising - one of those one-in-a-million moments in cinema. So fleeting, but a perfect, beautiful kinetic composition and yes, the organisation which went into getting just seconds of film like this - it's why the movie is unsurpassed in certain technical aspects, even to this day. I watched - and largely enjoyed - Midway, but the video-game hi-G plane-on-a-ballistic-course dynamics of the aerial scenes clanged pretty hard. Look at how these machines float and drift, the formations ebbing and flowing like a kaleidoscope.
This is actually an excellent short film. Dunkirk is basically a prequel to the 1969 Battle of Britain, which in my opinion has the best ariel combat sequencies ever filmed. So to see clips of the 1969 film to Hans Zimmer's excellent score is a treat indeed. Bravo!
And there are now only 3 original members left alive of the RAF, nicknamed 'the few' who fought against the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain: Flight LT William Clark (100), Wing Commander Paul Farnes (101) and Flying Officer John Hemingway (100). Thankyou to all those who fought for our freedom and all the support staff who kept the aircraft serviced and the members of the operations staff.
Here inscribed the names of friends we knew, Young men with whom we often flew. Scrambled to many angels high, They knew that they or friends might die. Many were very scarcely trained, And many badly burnt or maimed. Behind each name a story lies Of bravery in summer skies; Though many brave unwritten tales Were simply told in vapour trails. Many now lie in sacred graves And many rest beneath the waves. Outnumbered every day they flew, Remembered here as just 'The Few'. William Walker.
I love how after the initial dialogue of Michael Caine's character, the original audio is replaced with Hans Zimmer's soundtrack, and not just to make sure that the original audio doesn't interrupt the added layer. The tension from the soundtrack is practically amplified by the lack of other audio, leaving the sounds and voices to the viewer's imagination. Very well done.
'Even when you march up to White Hall we still won't listen'. No body tell Britain what to do, we tell the other nations what to do because we're British and we're dam proud of it.
This was extremely well done. The visuals from the Battle of Britain coupled with Hans Zimmer's music is extraordinary. The relationship between the action and the music was very skillfully presented. This is my all time favorite You Tube video. Congratulations on a superb job.
Except most classic films have better scores than modern films...case being the score for Dunkirk v Battle of Britain (which kinda has the better music)....
@@wildfire160 Sir William Walton's 'Battle in the Air' score is perfection. It's actually quite dark in tone. Very interesting to see the Zimmer score superimposed.
Fits amazingly. In my opinion the Battle of Britain is one of the greatest war movies ever made. Especially in its sweeping scope of the drama. It holds the record for the most footage used of ww2 planes used in film and has had its footage reused in many many movies since it was made. Even though its orgininal score was just as tense, this fits so well. Thanks.
@@Gwynbuck Director complained about that; they were so concerned about getting the history (esp. military) right that they slipped up in other areas. The civilians in the underground were done correctly thanks to the extras who were children in the Blitz and knew how to dress the part.
Battle of Britain is one of my favorite air combat movies based on period World War II. If it was not for the RAF Luftwaffe would have easily conquered England. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few - Sir Winston Churchill. Respects to RAF from IAF (Indian Air Force) War is Hell...!
In typical fashion, an RAF flyer was asked what he thought about that Churchill quote: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." The cheeky chap replied, "We thought he was talking about our mess bill." :0)
Thank you for posting this. For me the Spitfire and Hurricane remain the ultimate symbols of liberty. The right planes for the right men at that desperate time.
@@nihilistcentraluk442 we survived because young men paid the ultimate sacrifice for this country with their lives. We stood alone to fight for 2 years before the American's arrived.
Watched the Battle of Britain when it first came out and a hundred times since, never get bored with it, fantastic movie!!! Sadly the movie Dunkirk fell well short..
Maybe because it's a story of the underdog, of defence, of the few, or even the frighteningly sexy technology of its day. But the 'Battle of Britain' movie gets better with age, and it was pretty good in its day. Filled with stars, underplaying their roles, just like the 20 something heroes who actually flew and died or survived this initial onslaught. We salute you, and the movies that do them justice. Many battles had bigger casualties or more machines. But stopping this attack in its tracks, has to celebrated. This was the first time in WWII that Germany was defeated in action. It proved that by technology and strategy, rather than sheer brute force of numbers that a supposedly overwhelming force can be defeated. It also was invaluable for the US to realise the potential for Britain to fight on and start supplying Britain all the war materials necessary to keep on fighting before the US officially joined as an ally at war.
*Churhill VS Air Chief Marshal the Lord Dowding* In 1924 Churchill became Chancellor of the Exchequer and it was observed, and confessed by himself, that _doing sums_ (working with numbers) was a most arduous task that lead him to bouts of depression and anxiety. This almost lost him the Battle of Britain. During the Battle of France Churchill committed increasing numbers of fighters to the conflict. Dowding finally confronted Churchill and reminded him that the 25 squadrons available for the Battle of Britain was less than half of the number of 52 squadrons Dowding had previously explained to Winston as the absolute minimum. Churchill said said "52 squadrons? I'm sure you said it was 25 would be enough!"
I saw this when it came out. There were just three people in that wide-screen theater for the matinee, so we had great seats. FYI: The aerial choreographer flew in the Eagle Squadron, flew in the movie, and took his payment in Messerschmitts and Heinkels. All German planes were bought from Spain. I was in the last remaining Heinkel a few years before it crashed. That is a cramped airplane.
It's the brain trick sound. if u hear long u will get fatigue. 3 tunes played simultaneously and the brain is unable to decode it and turns it into an ever increasing sound effect.
Awesome creative superposition. A compelling relentless visual dramatic and audial crescendo. The brilliance of Battle of Britain battle scenes with the brilliance of Zimmer's musical craftsmanship. Just love it....
I know this may sound romantic BS, but it was from an elderly lady who told me what she saw one day during that summer. Living on the south coast she watched the dog fight overhead/ out to sea. But the particular point she made was the returning RAF aircraft, she said they were Spits, flew very low with their canopy back. The pilot of the leading aircraft had his hand sticking out giving a thumbs up. How amazing was that. As i said, sounds like a yarn, but she told me what she saw.
WOW WOW WOW!!! We turned up the music in the office. It was so loud, you could hear it on the street. We got seriously goosebumps. This experiment of modern music of genius Hans Zimmer as a layer on top of this incredible war movie Battle of England from 1969 (!) was an absolut stunningly well resolved one!
Fifth Continent: no, no travesty. U probably don't know Academy winner "Mr. Zimmer". This is not a comparison with genius William Walton. You didn't get it, sorry to say. This was just an impressive and genius mix of Zimmer and the 50 yrs old film of Battle of England. Got it now?
Yes I agree, I'm English and it was" The Battle Of Britain" Scotts, Welsh, Irish, New Zealanders, Australians, Canadians, Polish, French, Americans, I will have missed many who deserved a mention, my apologies for that. But my point is it was "The Battle Of Britain" not just by Britain but to save Britain, to allow a second front when the time was right.
A brilliant update of the BoB sequence. If this was remade then it would all be CGI (and poorer for it). Hans Zimmer's music creates a real tension. Genius work someone! Well done InGrooves!!
Amazing I watched the movie more than a dozen times in past decades and this look totally new now. Great editing and music fitting. This is way better than the original.
I'm not sure better is the right term, I'm with you on it's brilliant and portraits the event in a way that is readily interpreted by us now, in the here and now, but maybe the generation that the original film was aimed at found the original score just as moving? Of course we all stand on the shoulders of our forefathers
Great aerial photography. He 111's, Spitfires, and ME 109's slugging it out in the air in the great battle of Brittan. I really enjoyed the back ground music written and conducted by the musical genius of Hans Zimmer.
Really well done. The addition of the music added gravitas to the sequence and gave hellish quality to the consequences of battle. Also goes to show how well shot those original scenes are.
The late Ron Goodwin, with his cheeky, knowing smile as if he was constantly giggling about something, used to live in Kerikeri here in NZ in his final years. I am proud to say I knew him well and worked with him conducting a few times in our symphony orchestra. Although not a strong conductor in his waning years due to age, there was an instance when a part was incorrect in the horn section. He wrote it out by memory during our coffee break. And because the horn player noticed it, he 'adjusted' the part to give the musician a bit of 'lolly' for being on the ball. One of the most incredible artists and craftsmen I've ever met in nearly four decades of my career.
I was nine when the 109s and 111s flew over my house in Kent.On their way to make this film! 1969.Original soundtrack much more appropriate.This happened! Not a bloody Xmen film!
Battle of Britain is still and probably will forever be the best aviation movie ever. A modern movie nowadays could not do aerial scenes like this with so many real aircraft.
They would not be able to find enough these aircraft to make this movie now. It have to be CGI and we know what happens when thise guys get involed. The reality of physics get thrown out window and you get crap battle scenes with aircraft doing imposible maneuvers like in Midway and the most recent Peal Harbour movies . Both of which watching once was enough.
The Battle of Britain - Ron Goodwin & Sir William Walton (OST) vs Dunkirk
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What about the remake of the epic dog fight war movie Battle of Britain 1969? This time Hollywood directors and producers must show planes like Bf 109, Junkers Ju 88, Dorniers Do 17, Bf-110s apart from Stukas. Else its no use.
Sam Nigam 1969
Sorry that was a mistake just corrected it bro
Sam Nigam Have you watched the movie? They showed Bf-109s, Stukas, and the Ju 88 (at least I think that was the bomber used).
@@Stinger913 He-111 was used in the film. Pretty sure it was the Spanish variant like the 109's in the movie which used Merlin engines. The Stuka's in the movie were not real. But considering when it was made and the amount of actual aircraft they did have its still Epic. While I would love to see a remake now with a bigger selection of aircraft I just don't think any of the big CGI ones have done a very good job of looking natural. Dunkirk had a lot of issues but the Spitfire flybys looked brilliant because they were the real planes. Pearl Harbour, Red Tails, Air Strike. The physics always seems off. CGI where its at now though they should be able to do anything.
Whilst this was going on Aberdeen had no air cover and was the most bombed city under attack on 34 occasions. My grandfather was a trawlerman allowed to fish 15 miles outside Aberdeen. The Nazi bombers dropped their bombs on him rather than face the anti aircraft guns waiting for them in the city. He manned a old Lewis gun and shot down one of the Heinkel bombers that was low enough and rescued its crew from the sea. The King gave him the George medal. I've held that medal.
wow nice of him to rescue but wrong to call them nazi bombers since the luftwaffle id the only part of the German army that did not require you to swear to the nazi party and was much more removed from the nazi ideology than any part o the army
@@JefferyEpstien911 perhaps you should research the subject before making uninformed comments, The Luftwaffe as a newly created arm of the Reich's offensive capacity was well stacked with dedicated national socialists .
@@JefferyEpstien911 There's a quote I've heard: "In Germany we have a name for those who didn't really believe in the Nazi ideology but just went along with everything because it was the easiest thing to do. We call them Nazis."
@@JefferyEpstien911 Quite untrue. The head of the Luftwaffe was the number two man in the Reich; Wever, Milch, Jeschonnek, von Richthofen, von Greim, and Kesselring, probably the most important senior officers of the service, were all dedicated Nazis; the Jagerstab pioneered the useage of Jewish slave labour starting with the He 177 project in 1942 and eventually expanding to the point where by their own estimates, 80% of the shop floor work force in the German aircraft industry was forced labour recruited from the concentration camps; Rudel, the famous Stuka pilot and the "experte" Walther Dahl, the final Inspekteur der Tagjäger were both heavily involved in banned far-right parties postwar, and Luftwaffe ground troops furnished guards for concentration camps.
What was his name? Nothing Gazetted fits that description that I can find.
Michael Caine; "The engines overheating and so am I". Gold!
"Either we stand down or we blow up. Which do you want?"
The Hurricane was better. My dad worked for Hawker. Argue against me if you like. You won't win.
The Hurricane won the BofB - no argument!
Personally, I agree with Rasputin. Both were equally good in their own rights. The only major disadvantage that the Hurricane had was that it was a very dangerous plane to ditch in the water, as it had a tendency to flip nose over. Either way, by 1941, the Hurricane was pretty much outmoded by both time and technology. Thankfully, Hawker was already testing, and even producing, the Hurricane's successor, the Typhoon, which unfortunately had a troublesome early history due to its Napier Sabre engine; which was remedied through modification, better maintenance and even a lighter weight successor: The Tempest.
It's Alfred Pennyworth actually
Wow. It is a 1969 movie. My respect to the makers of this movie.
Oh, yes. I don't know how this was made. Whatever, amazing.
+Neil Wilson Many of the aerial scenes were filmed from a converted B-25. Two "Heinkels" (swastikas and all) were flown across France to England (for the scenes showing the bombers over English fields). If you look, when English countryside is shown, only 2 bombers are in sight. The airfield being "bombed was RAF Duxford and the hangar they blew up was condemned anyway.
When you see the Polish squadron in flight, look very carefully at the planes in the back, They are not Hurricanes but in fact Hispano Aviación HA-1112 fighters as there were only 3 flyable Hurricanes available.
Much of the information can be seen at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain_(film)#Aircraft If you don't mind wiki!
Yes they did with real machines - just like Apollo 11 - for real - no film sets!
real planes beats cgi everytime...spannish airforce HE 111s and hispano suez Me109s
mididoctors Dunkirk also hardly features CGI. However, I must confess, this is way more epic
My mum who died this evening (aged 89) saw all this happening above her everyday in the summer of 1940 in Wartling, Pevensey, Kent, then aged 12 and had somethimes had to ride her cycle through falling spent 303 cartridges on the way home from school. Regarding another crucial feature of the BoB, these are her words... "Another day some planes flew over the Vicarage, and as we watched them go from our front door we saw the black crosses and 'something' falling from them - BOMBS. We soon knew what they were when when we were blown back indoors! Sadly they found their target on the marshes and there was loss of life in the Radar station situated there."
Sorry to hear your mother has passes away. My Dad has just had his 90th birthday and recalls similar events, including watching a huge armada of bombers and fighters crossing westwards over his house to attack London on his 13th birthday, 17th September 1940. He also had to dive into a ditch when buzzed by a Messerschmidt 109 flying desperately low north just inland from Herne Bay. He was just cycling to school with his friend.
I'm sorry to hear about your loss.
@18tangles And sadly getting less and less each year.
So sorry to hear about your mum
My condolence with you and your family my dear friend
"Battle of Britain" is still the best air warfare film made to date. Absolute classic.
Agree.
Every time someone raves about top gun, I tell them watch this movie...then we can talk
@@weswolever7477 Top Gun is also good but Battle of Britain is much better
its so different when you use real aircraft huh?
Its just shitty propaganda
2:21 that pilot had mad juke skills lol
I could listen to that music all day. I can tell you as a musician that the percussionists had their hands full with this sound track. Hans Zimmer, you are a musical genius!
I listen to it while driving my 2015 Ford Mustang on the highway. Since I’m making it a P-51 Mustang Tribute car, well it does seem to fit. 🙂 lol
Listen the music of interstellar its also brilliant
I love hans zimmer
My uncle was a german fighterpilot. He said that they were ordered by Göring to stay with the bombers, so he had to fly with the flaps out to match the slow bombers. They had no fuel left when they reached britain. If he could have flown in advance without the flaps, they would have at least 10 minutes fighting time against the british.
HI did he fly the 109?
..All's fair in love and war..no matter what side you're on..!!
Thank you for posting that. There is a scene in Battle of Britain that echoes what your uncle said. The German fighter pilot says that a fighter is a hunter - and clearly wants to stay high up and bounce the British fighters. But his superior orders him to stay close to the bombers. Similarly, the RAF pilots were told to fly in close formation - a poor tactic, when you needed to be looking for enemy planes, rather than making sure that you didn't crash into your wing man.
I love the Battle of Britain film. It is certainly not 100% accurate and does create some debatable mythology, but the overall result is very good. The Germans are men not monsters. The music is wonderful. It is SO full of iconic moments : "they've got the Rose & Crown", "come in, Red-2", "Repeat please" and so many more. As somebody whose parents both fought in the war (my dad in the Royal Navy and my mum in the Army in London during the Battle of Britain), this is one of the two films that I want my children to know. (The other is "The Cruel Sea".)
As another aside, the Battle of Britain featured lots of real aircraft and no CGI. There is a wonderful shot at the start of the film, where a Spitfire does a victory roll and you can see and hear the engine cut out as the carburetor stops supplying a proper fuel mix. This was real - and a demonstration of one of the weaknesses of the early model Spitfires, compared with the 109. The film does hide that the 109 had a lot of advantages over the Spit.
My opinion Messerschmitt type is the better than Spitfire
@@andrewdann500 Thank the stars for Miss Shilling and her orifice.
That's some damn good cinematography for 1969. Hell, one could easily think that some of these shots were from Dunkirk.
That is some Howard Hughes level of dedication right there.
All the Agony,Fear, Anxiety boxed in one single track. That's -- Supermarine for you.
A masterpiece.
Awesome editing ❤, now I'm compelled to watch 'Battle of Britain'
Yes! But before you do, please watch Hardthrasher's Series on the battle first. It's entertaining and gives complete historical background in an amusing way.
Spitfires are honestly some of the most beautifully designed machines humanity has ever made. Despite their intentions of war, I think they are the most elegant and sleek creations.
Aerin Atkins
North American Mustang P-51 Merlin. A fighter pilot's dream came true.
They are so sleek and angled, yet curved at the same time. Absolutely stunning.
For me the Messerchmitt BF-109E is the more beautiful of all the planes during WWII
Nah, the P-47 is the most graceful machine ever built
I don't talk about the 109 being good or not, I find him beautiful that's all I meant ! Don't need to insult me because of my taste...
I clicked the 'like' button because, contrary to my first instincts, this worked.
I still prefer the original but this video and music caught my attention.
With respect to other comments, my 12 year old grandson finds it hard to believe this was filmed without CGI.
Best and most realistic air battle ever. And the music was perfect.
The evolution of sound and music editing are the main point of this. Incredible how the visual effects hold up, and are SO enhanced by a fresh audio approach.
Great comment there. The video editing was superb too, as I haven't seen many comment that this is - for those familiar with the movie - spliced from several set-pieces and not just the final battle. (The presence of Caine's character is a giveaway).
But just fantastically good work on show here. This is the sort of thing which UA-cam is so good for showing off.
Nothing can ever top the original Battle of Britain film...
I feel like the effects are on par with Memphis Belle, a movie that came out in 1990!
The only other comparable films in terms of the aerial sequences, for me at least, are Tora Tora Tora and The Blue Max. I watched a couple of minutes of Redtails recently and it was soooo bad I turned it off. A shame because it was story worth telling but horribly executed.
@@SMFCNA Another film which used real aircraft instead of George Lucas CGI crap.
Agreed totally!!!
"So that's what happened to Fortis 1."
The shot from 4:40 is a work of art.
Especially considering the process that would have been undertaken to achieve it, when compared to today's capabilities.
It is mesmerising - one of those one-in-a-million moments in cinema. So fleeting, but a perfect, beautiful kinetic composition and yes, the organisation which went into getting just seconds of film like this - it's why the movie is unsurpassed in certain technical aspects, even to this day.
I watched - and largely enjoyed - Midway, but the video-game hi-G plane-on-a-ballistic-course dynamics of the aerial scenes clanged pretty hard. Look at how these machines float and drift, the formations ebbing and flowing like a kaleidoscope.
Howard Hughes would have had the orgasm of his life watching that shot.
Brilliant idea to combine the two
Saw this in the theatre when it came out. Yes, I am that old.
Me too. I was 9.
Works really well. Adds another dimension on those Spitfires & Hurricanes, and the brave men who flew them.
I love how Nolan added Caine's voice-over as Fortis Leader in Dunkirk, probably as a hat tip to this
7:15...no amount of FX spending is going to recreate the steel in Robert Shaw's eyes.
this movie is never boring. It always makes me want to watch again and again
This is actually an excellent short film. Dunkirk is basically a prequel to the 1969 Battle of Britain, which in my opinion has the best ariel combat sequencies ever filmed. So to see clips of the 1969 film to Hans Zimmer's excellent score is a treat indeed. Bravo!
Magnificent compilation! A lasting tribute to the FEW who fought and held on for so many of our TODAYS! RESPECT.
This song literally triggers your fight or flight instinct. It’s like death is approaching.
This is insanely good with Hans Zimmer added. Damn.
And there are now only 3 original members left alive of the RAF, nicknamed 'the few' who fought against the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain: Flight LT William Clark (100), Wing Commander Paul Farnes (101) and Flying Officer John Hemingway (100). Thankyou to all those who fought for our freedom and all the support staff who kept the aircraft serviced and the members of the operations staff.
Here inscribed the names of friends we knew,
Young men with whom we often flew.
Scrambled to many angels high,
They knew that they or friends might die.
Many were very scarcely trained,
And many badly burnt or maimed.
Behind each name a story lies
Of bravery in summer skies;
Though many brave unwritten tales
Were simply told in vapour trails.
Many now lie in sacred graves
And many rest beneath the waves.
Outnumbered every day they flew,
Remembered here as just 'The Few'.
William Walker.
I love how after the initial dialogue of Michael Caine's character, the original audio is replaced with Hans Zimmer's soundtrack, and not just to make sure that the original audio doesn't interrupt the added layer. The tension from the soundtrack is practically amplified by the lack of other audio, leaving the sounds and voices to the viewer's imagination. Very well done.
Same as BoB when music is only the dramatazing effect of combats
Nous leur devons tout à ces pilotes !!! Merci..
This film, and tora tora tora were my favorite films as a kid
Greatest aerial combat ever filmed!!
A badass film from the late 60s,made even more badass with Dunkirk's ost!
This demonstrates the level of talent of Hans zimmer. Same ost works for this film too.
'Even when you march up to White Hall we still won't listen'. No body tell Britain what to do, we tell the other nations what to do because we're British and we're dam proud of it.
Fortis Leader: "The engine's overheating and so am I, we either stand down or blow up, which do you want?"
This was extremely well done. The visuals from the Battle of Britain coupled with Hans Zimmer's music is extraordinary. The relationship between the action and the music was very skillfully presented. This is my all time favorite You Tube video. Congratulations on a superb job.
Can you Imagine the fight over the shores in the UK. After they try to invade Manchester. Hand to hand combat. No Chance.
Very Enjoyable! I loved it just as much as the 7 minute IMAX Dunkirk Prologue trailer that most will never see.
Brilliantly crafted directed total respect for those soilders who lost their lives may their souls rest in peace Ameen can only prey homage to them .
Air force : don't we have soul
Just stumbled upon this and I think it's a great 'update' to a classic film. Many thanks for putting it together.
Thank you!
Except most classic films have better scores than modern films...case being the score for Dunkirk v Battle of Britain (which kinda has the better music)....
@@wildfire160 Sir William Walton's 'Battle in the Air' score is perfection. It's actually quite dark in tone. Very interesting to see the Zimmer score superimposed.
Fits amazingly. In my opinion the Battle of Britain is one of the greatest war movies ever made. Especially in its sweeping scope of the drama. It holds the record for the most footage used of ww2 planes used in film and has had its footage reused in many many movies since it was made. Even though its orgininal score was just as tense, this fits so well. Thanks.
Pink Floyd included an excerpt from the original film into one of their tunes.
What spoils the film for me is that all of the women - especially Suzannah York, wore 60's hairstyles and make-up.
@@Gwynbuck Director complained about that; they were so concerned about getting the history (esp. military) right that they slipped up in other areas. The civilians in the underground were done correctly thanks to the extras who were children in the Blitz and knew how to dress the part.
Battle of Britain is one of my favorite air combat movies based on period World War II. If it was not for the RAF Luftwaffe would have easily conquered England.
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few - Sir Winston Churchill. Respects to RAF from IAF (Indian Air Force) War is Hell...!
In typical fashion, an RAF flyer was asked what he thought about that Churchill quote:
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
The cheeky chap replied, "We thought he was talking about our mess bill." :0)
great work. the epic music from Dunkirk fits amazingly with this scene.
Thank you for posting this.
For me the Spitfire and Hurricane remain the ultimate symbols of liberty.
The right planes for the right men at that desperate time.
Gordon Frickers It gives me chills trying to imagine us trying to survive without them.
You are right ,but we never see that many Hurricanes though.
@@UnknownPersononGoogle we survived because we had the empire behind us,AND THE USA
@@nihilistcentraluk442 we survived because young men paid the ultimate sacrifice for this country with their lives. We stood alone to fight for 2 years before the American's arrived.
Too true.
Watched the Battle of Britain when it first came out and a hundred times since, never get bored with it, fantastic movie!!! Sadly the movie Dunkirk fell well short..
I’m curious, why do you feel Dunkirk wasn’t up to the mark?
Maybe because it's a story of the underdog, of defence, of the few, or even the frighteningly sexy technology of its day. But the 'Battle of Britain' movie gets better with age, and it was pretty good in its day.
Filled with stars, underplaying their roles, just like the 20 something heroes who actually flew and died or survived this initial onslaught.
We salute you, and the movies that do them justice.
Many battles had bigger casualties or more machines. But stopping this attack in its tracks, has to celebrated.
This was the first time in WWII that Germany was defeated in action. It proved that by technology and strategy, rather than sheer brute force of numbers that a supposedly overwhelming force can be defeated. It also was invaluable for the US to realise the potential for Britain to fight on and start supplying Britain all the war materials necessary to keep on fighting before the US officially joined as an ally at war.
Awesome marriage of film with Zimmer. Spine tingling.
Damn but that music gives me goosebumps. Excellent work editing it with The Battle of Britain footage, It really works
This is such a work of art.... VERY well done!
gutes Format. Kommt gut auf meinem Bildschirm
*Churhill VS Air Chief Marshal the Lord Dowding*
In 1924 Churchill became Chancellor of the Exchequer and it was observed, and confessed by himself, that _doing sums_ (working with numbers) was a most arduous task that lead him to bouts of depression and anxiety. This almost lost him the Battle of Britain. During the Battle of France Churchill committed increasing numbers of fighters to the conflict. Dowding finally confronted Churchill and reminded him that the 25 squadrons available for the Battle of Britain was less than half of the number of 52 squadrons Dowding had previously explained to Winston as the absolute minimum. Churchill said said "52 squadrons? I'm sure you said it was 25 would be enough!"
Bloody marvelous!! ;)
5:29 this made my heart sink goddamn
This is better than either of those two movies alone.
Hats down on a wonderful clip.
I saw this when it came out. There were just three people in that wide-screen theater for the matinee, so we had great seats. FYI: The aerial choreographer flew in the Eagle Squadron, flew in the movie, and took his payment in Messerschmitts and Heinkels. All German planes were bought from Spain. I was in the last remaining Heinkel a few years before it crashed. That is a cramped airplane.
damn it, the soundtrack fits perfectly
Dalle Smalhals Yes
agree ! soundtrack, its awesome .. !!!
I think it's terrible. Awful!
It's the brain trick sound. if u hear long u will get fatigue. 3 tunes played simultaneously and the brain is unable to decode it and turns it into an ever increasing sound effect.
it's the shepard tone
Screw Nolan & dunkirk .. THIS WAS A CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE ! 🍷
They were both good.
i watched it 20 times amazing
That was intense thank you so much for putting this together off to find a copy of that movie havent seen it since I was a kid
love the sound of the spitfires
the music soundtrack intensifies the panic button and anxiety in me.
That’s your fight or flight kicking in.
Как будто сам побывал. Отличный материал!!!
One of my 3 all time favorite movies. The others being, The Blue Max, 1966 and the other Tora! Tora! Tora! 1969.
DAMN, incredible
Great sync!!!
Awesome creative superposition. A compelling relentless visual dramatic and audial crescendo. The brilliance of Battle of Britain battle scenes with the brilliance of Zimmer's musical craftsmanship. Just love it....
Fantastic artistry shown here, marrying the Dunkirk soundtrack to Battle of Britain battle scenes.
I know this may sound romantic BS, but it was from an elderly lady who told me what she saw one day during that summer.
Living on the south coast she watched the dog fight overhead/ out to sea. But the particular point she made was the returning RAF aircraft, she said they were Spits, flew very low with their canopy back. The pilot of the leading aircraft had his hand sticking out giving a thumbs up.
How amazing was that. As i said, sounds like a yarn, but she told me what she saw.
Just what we needed...
But not what we deserved...
WOW WOW WOW!!! We turned up the music in the office. It was so loud, you could hear it on the street. We got seriously goosebumps. This experiment of modern music of genius Hans Zimmer as a layer on top of this incredible war movie Battle of England from 1969 (!) was an absolut stunningly well resolved one!
A travesty. How can one compare the genius of William Walton to that of Herr Zimmer?
Fifth Continent: no, no travesty. U probably don't know Academy winner "Mr. Zimmer". This is not a comparison with genius William Walton. You didn't get it, sorry to say. This was just an impressive and genius mix of Zimmer and the 50 yrs old film of Battle of England. Got it now?
Battle of Britain, not england, you’re forgetting about all the brave Scottish pilots who fought.
Yes I agree, I'm English and it was" The Battle Of Britain" Scotts, Welsh, Irish, New Zealanders, Australians, Canadians, Polish, French, Americans, I will have missed many who deserved a mention, my apologies for that. But my point is it was "The Battle Of Britain" not just by Britain but to save Britain, to allow a second front when the time was right.
Adam Ross Hey Jock, aren’t you forgetting the Paddies and sheepshaggers.
A brilliant update of the BoB sequence. If this was remade then it would all be CGI (and poorer for it). Hans Zimmer's music creates a real tension. Genius work someone! Well done InGrooves!!
"We shall defend our island whatever the cost may be"
Bloody hell this was truly INSPIRING!
I enjoyed watching this more than a number of WWII Documentary DVDs which I have paid for in the past :o) :o)
This is awesome! I'll have to get the Battle of Britain.
BEAUTIFUL thanks.
This is way more impressive that the air battles in the movie Dunkirk... I was expecting something like this, but Nolan fall short...
Thanks for posting! What a fantastic film that was-so well done!
Amazing I watched the movie more than a dozen times in past decades and this look totally new now. Great editing and music fitting. This is way better than the original.
I'm not sure better is the right term, I'm with you on it's brilliant and portraits the event in a way that is readily interpreted by us now, in the here and now, but maybe the generation that the original film was aimed at found the original score just as moving? Of course we all stand on the shoulders of our forefathers
Great aerial photography. He 111's, Spitfires, and ME 109's slugging it out in the air in the great battle of Brittan. I really enjoyed the back ground music written and conducted by the musical genius of Hans Zimmer.
Yes
Sir William Walton's 'Battle in the Air' score is perfection. It's actually quite dark in tone. Very interesting to see the Zimmer score superimposed.
Still amazes me that at the time of filming the spanish air force were still flying these old German machines.
Really well done. The addition of the music added gravitas to the sequence and gave hellish quality to the consequences of battle. Also goes to show how well shot those original scenes are.
Sir William Walton's 'Battle in the Air' score is perfection. It's actually quite dark in tone. Very interesting to see the Zimmer score superimposed.
Montage and editing are fantastic!! Awesome work & thanks!
Superlative performance by RAF and superb Music 🎵🎶
The late Ron Goodwin, with his cheeky, knowing smile as if he was constantly giggling about something, used to live in Kerikeri here in NZ in his final years. I am proud to say I knew him well and worked with him conducting a few times in our symphony orchestra. Although not a strong conductor in his waning years due to age, there was an instance when a part was incorrect in the horn section. He wrote it out by memory during our coffee break. And because the horn player noticed it, he 'adjusted' the part to give the musician a bit of 'lolly' for being on the ball.
One of the most incredible artists and craftsmen I've ever met in nearly four decades of my career.
I rather prefer the Goodwin arrangement.
Marvelous!
Watching this with a modern soundtrack makes you how remember how good the dog fighting scenes in the original film were
This is a seriously awesome mashup! BRRRRRRAAAAAAPPPPPPPPP!
How music changes everything… I recall watching this movie with my grandpa.
Excellent work with this video!
intense brilliant wow you made a classic film even more of a classic!
Sir William Walton's 'Battle in the Air' score is perfection. It's actually quite dark in tone. Very interesting to see the Zimmer score superimposed.
This is so well done! These old clips are SO much better than Dunkirk.
Honor to the few ,well done . I a member of my family , RCAF , who fought in that battle . The Battle for Britain . He flew the Hurricane
"Swarms of the sods!"
I was nine when the 109s and 111s flew over my house in Kent.On their way to make this film! 1969.Original soundtrack much more appropriate.This happened! Not a bloody Xmen film!
This is a brilliant merger of old and new.
the movie of my childhood & OST from Dunkirk just epic great work.
Very good!
Just imagine this being shot in imax
Battle of Britain is still and probably will forever be the best aviation movie ever. A modern movie nowadays could not do aerial scenes like this with so many real aircraft.
They would not be able to find enough these aircraft to make this movie now. It have to be CGI and we know what happens when thise guys get involed. The reality of physics get thrown out window and you get crap battle scenes with aircraft doing imposible maneuvers like in Midway and the most recent Peal Harbour movies . Both of which watching once was enough.