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Spitfire
Directed by
David Fairhead
,
Ant Palmer
TV-PG
2018
1h 35m
Documentary
,
History
,
and more
7.5
94%
79%
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The story of the fighter plane and pilots that helped win the Battle of Britain in World War II.
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Cast of Spitfire
Charles Dance
Narrator (voice)
Mary Ellis
Herself
Geoffrey Wellum
Himself
David Fairhead
Director / Producer
Ant Palmer
Director / Producer
John Dibbs
Producer
Gareth Dodds
Producer
Steve Milne
Producer
Spitfire Ratings & Reviews
3AW
Jim Schembri
The evolution of the legendary fighter and the crucial role it played in pushing back against the might of Hitler's Wehrmacht - which had already conquered the skies of Europe - is chronicled in this dutifully crafted tribute. War buffs will love it.
Film Mafia
CJ Johnson
Refined, elegant and classy ... this lovingly crafted work, deserving a big screen thanks to its splendid aerial photography, is not really about war, but about Britain and its people.
Screen-Space
Simon Foster
Through the narrative and wonderful aerial shots blending wartime and contemporary footage, Spitfire doesn't just tell you about the plane, it shows you.
The Sun (UK)
Jayme Bryla
Despite its bumpy beginnings, it's a worthy reminder in this RAF centenary year of the bravery displayed in Britain's darkest hour.
New Zealand Herald
Toby Woollaston
It's the kind of documentary that doesn't require an interest in the subject to make it worth your while. Certainly, the intoxicating imagery is both sad and thrilling, but it's the fascinating personal accounts that resonate most.
Stuff.co.nz
James Croot
A tale that's fascinating enough without those extra, actually enervating embellishments.
The National (Scotland)
Ross Miller
What really makes the film is the way in which it utilises newly captured aerial photography to put us right up there in the skies.
Sunday Times (UK)
Edward Porter
It's quite a sedate film, rarely bringing the terrors of aerial combat to life and never tiring of present-day shots of Spitfires above green fields, but it's full of interviews worth hearing.
The Mail on Sunday (UK)
Matthew Bond
Spitfire is an excellent documentary telling the story of the iconic fighter...with the help of a splendid selection of pilots, plotters and female delivery pilots.
The Herald (Scotland)
Alison Rowat
An unashamedly affectionate tribute to an aircraft that was both a thing of beauty and, as one contributor reminds audiences, a killing machine.
Daily Mail (UK)
Brian Viner
Stirring archive footage backs up the testimonies of those who were there and there are some fantastic aerial shots of Spitfires now.
Daily Telegraph (UK)
Tristram Fane Saunders
These are some of very last voices from a crucial moment in Britain's history.
Financial Times
Nigel Andrews
A perfect rhyme between subject and medium.
Independent (UK)
Geoffrey Macnab
It has its jingoistic moments (inevitably, we get to hear the Churchill speech, "Never was so much owed by so many to so few") but in its best moments it goes beyond simple-minded wartime nostalgia.
Little White Lies
Lillian Crawford
An uncomfortably romantic ode to war.
Guardian
Mike McCahill
This cinematic time capsule does its bit capably, even touchingly: the memories are here, for anybody who wishes to cling on to them.
Sydney Morning Herald
Paul Byrnes
[The Spitfire is] a symbol of British bravery, ingenuity and victory, driven by nostalgia and lately, seized upon by nationalists. The documentary stokes those emotions, when it might better have questioned them.
Times (UK)
Ed Potton
Yet David Fairhead and Ant Palmer's film never feels like pre-Brexit tub-thumping, and that's mainly due to the diversity and vitality of their interviewees.
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