The Conquest of the Air (1931)
1h 11m · 1 Dec 1931
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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.
| Movie ID | 6116 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary, History |
| Director | Zoltan Korda, Alexander Esway, John Monk Saunders |
| Main cast | Frederick Culley, Laurence Olivier, Franklin Dyall, Henry Victor, Hay Petrie, John Turnbull, Charles Lefeaux, Bryan Powley |
| Release date | 1 December 1931 |
| Release year | 1931 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 71 min (1h 11m) |
| Rating | 5.4 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | London Films Productions |
Director: Zoltan Korda, Alexander Esway, John Monk Saunders, Alexander Shaw
Writers: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, John Monk Saunders, Hugh Gray, Peter Bezencenet
Top cast
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)
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