Appointment in London
1953 film by Philip Leacock / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Appointment in London (known as Raiders in the Sky in the U.S.) is a 1953 British war film set during the Second World War and starring Dirk Bogarde. The film was directed by Philip Leacock and based on a story by John Wooldridge, who as an RAF bomber pilot flew 108 operational sorties over Europe.[2] Wooldridge, who after the war established himself as a successful film composer before his untimely death in a car accident, also wrote the film score and participated in writing the screenplay for Appointment in London.
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Directed by | Philip Leacock |
Screenplay by | John Wooldridge Robert Westerby |
Story by | John Wooldridge |
Produced by | Aubrey Baring Maxwell Setton |
Starring | Dirk Bogarde Ian Hunter Dinah Sheridan |
Cinematography | Stephen Dade |
Edited by | V. Sagovsky |
Music by | John Wooldridge |
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Distributed by | British Lion Films (UK) |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £125,689[1] |
Appointment in London is set in an RAF Bomber Command squadron during 1943 and tells of a wing commander's attempt to finish his third and final tour of 30 operations. A sub-plot involves his relationship with a widowed Wren in whom an American observer attached to his airfield is also interested.