Cast
Principal cast members, in on-screen credit order:
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Leslie Howard | R.J. Mitchell |
| David Niven | Geoffrey Crisp |
| Rosamund John | Diana Mitchell |
| Roland Culver | Commander Bride |
| Anne Firth | Miss Harper |
| David Horne | Mr. Higgins |
| J.H. Roberts | Sir Robert McLean |
| Derrick De Marney | Squadron Leader Jefferson |
| Rosalyn Boulter | Mabel Lovesay |
| Herbert Cameron | MacPherson |
| Toni Edgar-Bruce (as Toni Edgar Bruce) | Lady Houston |
| Gordon McLeod | Major Buchan |
| George Skillan | Henry Royce |
| Erik Freund | Willy Messerschmitt |
| Fritz Wendhausen (as F.R. Wendhausen) | Von Straben |
| John Chandos | Krantz |
| Victor Beaumont | Von Crantz |
| Suzanne Clair | Madeleine |
| Filippo Del Giudice | Bertorelli |
| Brefni O'Rorke | The Specialist |
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