The Conquest of the Air
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Synopsis
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.
Details
- Alexander Esway, Zoltan Korda, John Monk Saunders, Alexander Shaw, Donald Taylor
- December 1, 1931
- Released
- United Kingdom
- London Films Productions
- 1h 11m
Where to watch
Criterion Channel
Artiflix
Fawesome
Cast
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Frederick CulleyRoger Bacon -
Laurence OlivierVincent Lunardi -
Franklin DyallJerome de Ascoli -
Henry VictorOtto Lilienthal -
Hay PetrieTiberius Cavallo -
John TurnbullVon Zeppelin -
Charles LefeauxLouis Bleriot
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Bryan PowleyGeorge Cayley
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Alan WheatleyGiovanni Alfonso Borelli -
John AbbottJean-François Pilâtre de Rozier -
Charles FrendNarrator (voice) -
Edward Ashley(uncredited)
