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The Way To The Stars
(1945)
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Anthony Asquith's THE WAY TO THE STARS is an outstanding drama set during the Second World War. When a deserted airfield in rural England becomes a bustling fighter command base, Americans arrive to join the Royal Air Force and help turn the tide of war. Various conflicts and relationships arise from this combination of Yanks and Brits, as the friendship of British pilots David Archdale (Michael Redgrave) and Peter Penrose (John Mills) is threatened by American flying ace Johnny Hollis (Douglas Montgomery). |
This well-judged Second World War drama concerns the stiff-upper-lipped antics of an RAF squadron and its members' relationships with their loved-ones and the flashy flyboys who have recently arrived from America. The first joint project of what became the regular team of director Anthony Asquith, producer Anatole de Grunwald and writer Terence Rattigan perfectly captures the spirit of Britain at a moment when loss was perhaps even more agonising, simply because victory was so close at hand. Michael Redgrave and Rosamund John are straight out of the Noël Coward school of British bourgeoisie, but John Mills and Renée Asherson are closer to reality as the couple dallying over a wartime wedding.
Halliwell's Film Guide
Generally delightful comedy drama suffused with tragic atmosphere but with very few flying shots, one of the few films which instantly bring back the atmosphere of the war in Britain for anyone who was involved.
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