Watch The Way to the Stars (1945) Free Online

Release Date: 1945

Cast: John Mills, Felix Aylmer, Michael Redgrave, Renee Asherson, Stanley Holloway, Basil Radford, Bonar Colleano, Rosamund John, David Tomlinson, Anthony Dawson, Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard

Categories: Movies, War Film, Drama Film

The Way to the Stars, also known as Johnny in the Clouds, is a 1945 British war drama film made by Two Cities Films and released by United Artists. It was produced by Anatole de Grunwald and directed by Anthony Asquith. The screenplay was written by Terence Rattigan, a significant reworking of his 1942 play Flare Path, which incorporated his Royal Air Force (RAF) experiences as a Flight Lieutenant. The film stars Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Rosamund John and Stanley Holloway The title, The Way to the Stars, is taken from the Latin motto of the RAF, Per ardua ad astra. The alternative... MORE

The Way to the Stars, also known as Johnny in the Clouds, is a 1945 British war drama film made by Two Cities Films and released by United Artists. It was produced by Anatole de Grunwald and directed by Anthony Asquith. The screenplay was written by Terence Rattigan, a significant reworking of his 1942 play Flare Path, which incorporated his Royal Air Force (RAF) experiences as a Flight Lieutenant. The film stars Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Rosamund John and Stanley Holloway The title, The Way to the Stars, is taken from the Latin motto of the RAF, Per ardua ad astra. The alternative title, Johnny in the Clouds, is derived from the poem recited in the film as tribute to a dead American airman. The setting of the film is an airfield called RAF Halfpenny Field (pronounced "ha'penny"). The action takes place in 1940, 1942, and 1944. Pilot Officer Peter Penrose (John Mills) is posted in the summer of 1940 as a pilot to (the fictional) No 720 Squadron, at a new airfield, RAF Station Halfpenny Field, as a very green "15 hour sprog" Bristol Blenheim pilot, and is assigned to B Flight, under Flight Lieutenant David Archdale (Michael Redgrave). When No 720 Sqn's commanding officer, LESS