Steven Dyer, an executive working for a giant multinational drugs company, decides to report his employer for breaches of Common Market trading regulations. One night in Basle, Switzerland, he leaves his home to post a letter, the start of a nightmare journey that leads to terrible consequences for his life, his career and for his wife and children.
A scientist is persuaded by the government to inject himself with the brain fluid of a dying colleague in order to preserve missile-defense secrets. However, he finds that he is now torn between his own wife and that of his dead colleague, who was a Nazi sympathizer.
The four kids, Julian, Dick, Georgina and Anne plus the dog Tim go on a bike-trip without any grownups around, but they are soon followed by a another boy, Richard, who is pursued by kidnappers.
A mais extraordinária batalha aérea da história, transformada num clássico filme de guerra.
Em 1940, durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, a RAF - Real Força Aérea britânica entra numa luta desesperada contra a Luftwaffe para impedir uma possível invasão das forças alemãs ao território inglês. Os soldados se engajam numa luta aérea pelo controle dos céus, e o que está em jogo é a sobrevivência da Inglaterra.
Seeking revenge against the rival clan responsible for the killing, Hagbard, the son of a slain Norse king, calms down long enough to establish a truce. He also falls in love with Signe, the daughter of his one-time enemy. Signe's former beau, sizzling with jealousy, breaks the truce and makes it appear that Hagbard was responsible.
