The Conquest of the Air (1936)

ALL 12/01/1936 (en) History, Documentary 71 Min
  • Release
    12/01/1936
  • Production
    London Films Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    42%
  • Original title
    The Conquest of the Air
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Alexander Korda

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Frederick Culley

    Roger Bacon

  2. Laurence Olivier

    Vincent Lunardi

  3. Franklin Dyall

    Jerome de Ascoli

  4. Henry Victor

    Otto Lilienthal

  5. Hay Petrie

    Tiberius Cavallo

  6. John Turnbull

    Von Zeppelin

  7. Charles Lefeaux

    Louis Bleriot

  8. Bryan Powley

    George Cayley

  9. Alan Wheatley

    Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

  10. John Abbott

    Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

  11. Charles Frend

    Narrator (voice)

  12. Edward Ashley

    (uncredited)

  13. Italo Balbo

    Italo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited)

  14. Memo Benassi

    Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)

  15. Denville Bond

    Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)

  16. Tom Campbell Black

    Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)

  17. Charles Carrett

    Latham's Manager (uncredited)

  18. Andrea Checchi

    Zoroastro (uncredited)

  19. Arthur Clouston

    Arthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited)

  20. Paul Codos

    Paul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited)

  21. Bryan Coleman

    (uncredited)

  22. Derrick De Marney

    (uncredited)

  23. Amelia Earhart

    Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)

  24. Don Gemmell

    (uncredited)

  25. Cameron Hall

    Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)

  26. Henry Hallatt

    Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)

  27. Pearl Hay

    (uncredited)

  28. Ronnie Hepworth

    Boy (uncredited)

  29. Charles Hickman

    Orville Wright (uncredited)

  30. Bert Hinkler

    Bert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited)

  31. Anthony Holles

    Mechanic (uncredited)

  32. David Horne

    Nero (uncredited)

  33. Amy Johnson

    Amy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

  34. Charles Kingsford Smith

    Charles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)

  35. Betty Kirby-Green

    Betty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited)

  36. Kenneth Kove

    Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)

  37. Charles A. Lindbergh

    Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)

  38. Peter Madden

    American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)

  39. Percy Marmont

    Wilbur Wright (uncredited)

  40. David Nicol

    Alfred Leblanc (uncredited)

  41. Carlo Ninchi

    Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)

  42. Hilary Pritchard

    Cayley's Coachman (uncredited)

  43. Michael Rennie

    Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)

  44. Maurice Rossi

    Maurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited)

  45. Roy Royston

    Hubert Latham (uncredited)

  46. C.W.A. Scott

    C.W.A. Scott (archive footage) (uncredited)

  47. Margaretta Scott

    Isobella d'Este (uncredited)

  48. Leonard Shepherd

    Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)

  49. Dick Vernon

    Simon the Magician (uncredited)

  50. Ben Webster

    Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 50 , Crews : 20

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The Conquest of the Air (1936) 71 Min

ALL 12/01/1936 (en)
History, Documentary
  • Release 12/01/1936
  • Production
    London Films Productions
  • Original title The Conquest of the Air
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Zoltan Korda, Alexander Esway, John Monk Saunders, Alexander Shaw, Donald Taylor

    Director

  2. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    Story

  3. Peter Bezencenet, Richard Q. McNaughton

    Editor

  4. Alexander Korda

    Producer