Movie Description
The Conquest of the Air
(1936)Overview
This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930s.
Featured Crew
- Director : Alexander Esway,Zoltan Korda,John Monk Saunders,Alexander Shaw,Donald Taylor
- Producer : Alexander Korda
- Writer : John Monk Saunders,Hugh Gray,Peter Bezencenet
- Editor : Peter Bezencenet,Richard Q. McNaughton
- Cast : Frederick Culley,Laurence Olivier,Franklin Dyall,Henry Victor,Hay Petrie,John Turnbull,Charles Lefeaux,Bryan Powley,Alan Wheatley,John Abbott,Charles Frend,Edward Ashley,Italo Balbo,Memo Benassi,Denville Bond,Tom Campbell Black,Charles Carrett,Andrea Checchi,Arthur Clouston,Paul Codos,Bryan Coleman,Derrick De Marney,Amelia Earhart,Don Gemmell,Cameron Hall,Henry Hallatt,Pearl Hay,Ronnie Hepworth,Charles Hickman,Bert Hinkler,Anthony Holles,David Horne,Amy Johnson,Charles Kingsford Smith,Betty Kirby-Green,Kenneth Kove,Charles A. Lindbergh,Peter Madden,Percy Marmont,David Nicol,Carlo Ninchi,Hilary Pritchard,Michael Rennie,Maurice Rossi,Roy Royston,C.W.A. Scott,Margaretta Scott,Leonard Shepherd,Dick Vernon,Ben Webster
Cast
Roger Bacon
Vincent Lunardi
Jerome de Ascoli
Otto Lilienthal
Tiberius Cavallo
Von Zeppelin
Louis Bleriot
George Cayley
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
Narrator (voice)
(uncredited)
Italo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)
Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)
Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)
Latham's Manager (uncredited)
Zoroastro (uncredited)
Arthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited)
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Orville Wright (uncredited)
Bert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mechanic (uncredited)
Nero (uncredited)
Amy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)
Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)
American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)
Wilbur Wright (uncredited)
Alfred Leblanc (uncredited)
Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)
Cayley's Coachman (uncredited)
Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)
Maurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hubert Latham (uncredited)
C.W.A. Scott (archive footage) (uncredited)
Isobella d'Este (uncredited)
Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)
Simon the Magician (uncredited)
Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Conquest of the Air
Status Released
Release Information
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1936-12-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 11m
Production CompaniesLondon Films Productions
Genres
- History
- Documentary
