The Conquest of the Air

Directed by Alexander Esway, John Monk Saunders, and Zoltan Korda
1930    71m    Not Rated
History, Documentary, Drama
6.3
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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)
  • 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)
  • Bryan Coleman(uncredited)
  • Derrick De Marney(uncredited)
  • Amelia EarhartAmelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Don Gemmell(uncredited)
  • Cameron HallDr. John Jeffries (uncredited)
  • Henry HallattJean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)
  • Pearl Hay(uncredited)
  • Ronnie HepworthBoy (uncredited)
  • Charles HickmanOrville Wright (uncredited)
  • Bert HinklerBert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Anthony HollesMechanic (uncredited)
  • David HorneNero (uncredited)
  • Amy JohnsonAmy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Charles Kingsford SmithCharles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Betty Kirby-GreenBetty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Kenneth KoveGentleman at Reception (uncredited)
  • Charles A. LindberghCharles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Peter MaddenAmerican Airliner Pilot (uncredited)
  • Percy MarmontWilbur Wright (uncredited)
  • David NicolAlfred Leblanc (uncredited)
  • Carlo NinchiGabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)
  • Hilary PritchardCayley's Coachman (uncredited)
  • Michael RennieMarquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)
  • Maurice RossiMaurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Roy RoystonHubert Latham (uncredited)
  • C.W.A. ScottC.W.A. Scott (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Margaretta ScottIsobella d'Este (uncredited)
  • Leonard ShepherdAbbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)
  • Dick VernonSimon the Magician (uncredited)
  • Ben WebsterLeonardo da Vinci (uncredited)

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