The Way to the Stars (1945)

The Way to the Stars: Directed by Anthony Asquith. With Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Rosamund John, Douglass Montgomery. The wartime daily routine on a British bomber base in southeastern England is revealed through the eyes of newly arrived Flying Officer Peter Penrose (Sir John Mills).

“Curiously enough, I first came across this film in Halliwellu0026#39;s Film Guide. Idly leafing through the pages, I came across this comment: u0026quot;..One of the few films which instantly bring back the atmosphere of the war in Britain for anyone who was involved.u0026quot; While the Second World War ended many years before I was born, it sounded interesting and I made a mental note that it might be a good film to watch if ever I had the chance.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMonths later, I was looking through my local tv guide in the list of movies that were on. I noticed u0026quot;The Way to the Starsu0026quot;, and some little bell in the recesses of my memory began to toll. I looked up the movie in my film guide — and decided that I had to see it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs it turned out, that was a very happy decision. Others of the Second World War generation might be able to identify with the people and the setting of the film. I cannot, but I loved this movie for all the other reasons — it really is a wonderful movie, a sad (and heroic) story of people during the war. Critics might provide an analysis of plot, characterisation etc, as a reason why itu0026#39;s such a good movie. I wonu0026#39;t bother. Iu0026#39;ll merely give this summary: Itu0026#39;s one of my favourite films, it deserves to be better known, and you should see it if you get the chance.”