The First of the Few (1942)

ALL 09/14/1942 (en) War, Drama 118 Min
  • Release
    09/14/1942
  • Production
    British Aviation Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    67%
  • Original title
    The First of the Few
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

The thrilling human story behind the plane that licked the Luftwaffe!

Overview

This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.

  1. Leslie Howard

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Douglas Myers

    Editor

  4. Leslie Howard

    Producer



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  1. Leslie Howard

    R.J. Mitchell

  2. David Niven

    Geoffrey Crisp

  3. Rosamund John

    Diana Mitchell

  4. Roland Culver

    Commander Bride

  5. Anne Firth

    Miss Harper

  6. David Horne

    Mr. Higgins

  7. J.H. Roberts

    Sir Robert McLean

  8. Derrick De Marney

    Squadron Leader Jefferson

  9. Rosalyn Boulter

    Mabel Lovesay

  10. Herbert Cameron

    MacPherson

  11. Toni Edgar-Bruce

    Lady Houston

  12. Gordon McLeod

    Major Buchan

  13. George Skillan

    Mr. Royce

  14. Erik Freund

    Messerschmitt

  15. Fritz Wendhausen

    Von Straben

  16. John Chandos

    Krantz

  17. Victor Beaumont

    Von Crantz

  18. Suzanne Clair

    Madeleine

  19. Filippo Del Giudice

    Bertorelli

  20. Brefni O'Rorke

    The Specialist

  21. Gerry Wilmot

    Radio Announcer

  22. Jack Peach

    Radio Announcer

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 22 , Crews : 19

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The First of the Few (1942) 118 Min

ALL 09/14/1942 (en)
War, Drama
  • Release 09/14/1942
  • Production
    British Aviation Pictures
  • Original title The First of the Few
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

The thrilling human story behind the plane that licked the Luftwaffe!

Overview

This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.

  1. Leslie Howard

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Douglas Myers

    Editor

  4. Leslie Howard

    Producer