The Conquest of the Air

Directed by Zoltan Korda, Alexander Esway, John Monk Saunders
Not Rated
1940    71m[History](/on-demand/category/history), [Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary)
6.35.4
This drama follows man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the first balloons, the Wright Brothers, and other pioneers, using dramatic re-enactment and working models of early flying machines. Beginning with World War I, archival footage is used. Much on mid-1930s commercial aircraft and experimental planes including early helicopters. In conclusion, some sword-rattling appropriate to the opening months of World War II.

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Cast of The Conquest of the Air

  • Frederick CulleyRoger Bacon
  • Laurence OlivierVincent Lunardi
  • Franklin DyallJerome de Ascoli
  • Henry VictorOtto Lilienthal
  • Hay PetrieTiberius Cavallo
  • John TurnbullVon Zeppelin
  • Charles LefeauxLouis Bleriot
  • Bryan PowleyGeorge Cayley
  • Alan WheatleyGiovanni Alfonso Borelli
  • John AbbottJean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
  • Charles FrendNarrator (voice) / Supervising Editor
  • Edward Ashley(uncredited)
  • Italo BalboItalo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Memo BenassiFrancesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)
  • Denville BondOliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)
  • Tom Campbell BlackTom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Charles CarrettLatham's Manager (uncredited)
  • Andrea ChecchiZoroastro (uncredited)
  • Arthur CloustonArthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Paul CodosPaul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited)

 

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