Piece of Cake

7.3IMDb Score
Released:1988-10-02
Duration:50 min
Country:
Director:
Actors:Neil Dudgeon, Jeremy Northam, Nathaniel Parker, Tom Burlinson, Boyd Gaines
Production:LWT, Holmes Associates

Overview:

The life of a Royal Air Force fighter squadron from the day of the British entry into World War II through to one of the toughest days in the Battle of Britain.

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