The Conquest of the Air

The Conquest of the Air (1936)

History 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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  • Release Date: 1936-12-01
  • Runtime: 1h 11min
  • Directors: Zoltan Korda, Alexander Esway, John Monk Saunders, Alexander Shaw, Donald Taylor.

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Frederick Culley

      Roger Bacon

    • Laurence Olivier

      Vincent Lunardi

    • Franklin Dyall

      Jerome de Ascoli

    • Henry Victor

      Otto Lilienthal

    • Hay Petrie

      Tiberius Cavallo

    • John Turnbull

      Von Zeppelin

    • Charles Lefeaux

      Louis Bleriot

    • Bryan Powley

      George Cayley

    • Alan Wheatley

      Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

    • John Abbott

      Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

    • Charles Frend

      Narrator (voice)

    • Edward Ashley

      (uncredited)

    • Italo Balbo

      Italo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited)

    • Memo Benassi

      Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)

    • Denville Bond

      Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)

    • Tom Campbell Black

      Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)

    • Charles Carrett

      Latham's Manager (uncredited)

    • Andrea Checchi

      Zoroastro (uncredited)

    • Arthur Clouston

      Arthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited)

    • Paul Codos

      Paul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited)

    • Bryan Coleman

      (uncredited)

    • Derrick De Marney

      (uncredited)

    • Amelia Earhart

      Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)

    • Don Gemmell

      (uncredited)

    • Cameron Hall

      Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)

    • Henry Hallatt

      Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)

    • Pearl Hay

      (uncredited)

    • Ronnie Hepworth

      Boy (uncredited)

    • Charles Hickman

      Orville Wright (uncredited)

    • Bert Hinkler

      Bert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited)

    • Anthony Holles

      Mechanic (uncredited)

    • David Horne

      Nero (uncredited)

    • Amy Johnson

      Amy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

    • Charles Kingsford Smith

      Charles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)

    • Betty Kirby-Green

      Betty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited)

    • Kenneth Kove

      Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)

    • Charles A. Lindbergh

      Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)

    • Peter Madden

      American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)

    • Percy Marmont

      Wilbur Wright (uncredited)

    • David Nicol

      Alfred Leblanc (uncredited)

    • Carlo Ninchi

      Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)

    • Hilary Pritchard

      Cayley's Coachman (uncredited)

    • Michael Rennie

      Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)

    • Maurice Rossi

      Maurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited)

    • Roy Royston

      Hubert Latham (uncredited)

    • C.W.A. Scott

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

    • Margaretta Scott

      Isobella d'Este (uncredited)

    • Leonard Shepherd

      Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)

    • Dick Vernon

      Simon the Magician (uncredited)

    • Ben Webster

      Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)

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