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Feature film — 1931

The Conquest of the Air (1931)

5.41h 11mHistory — Documentary

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.

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A high-signal pick with 5 votes.

London Films Productions

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Director: Zoltan Korda

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Cast & crew

Frederick Culley as Roger Bacon

Frederick Culley

Roger Bacon

Laurence Olivier as Vincent Lunardi

Laurence Olivier

Vincent Lunardi

Franklin Dyall as Jerome de Ascoli

Franklin Dyall

Jerome de Ascoli

Henry Victor as Otto Lilienthal

Henry Victor

Otto Lilienthal

Hay Petrie as Tiberius Cavallo

Hay Petrie

Tiberius Cavallo

John Turnbull as Von Zeppelin

John Turnbull

Von Zeppelin

C

Charles Lefeaux

Louis Bleriot

B

Bryan Powley

George Cayley

Alan Wheatley as Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

Alan Wheatley

Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

John Abbott as Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

John Abbott

Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

Charles Frend as Narrator (voice)

Charles Frend

Narrator (voice)

Edward Ashley as (uncredited)

Edward Ashley

(uncredited)

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