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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1936-12-01
- video_camera_front Companies London Films Productions
- timer Runtime: 71 Mins
- star Rating: 4.2 / 10
- favorite Likes: 4 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0032354
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Frederick Culley
Roger Bacon
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Laurence Olivier
Vincent Lunardi
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Franklin Dyall
Jerome de Ascoli
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Henry Victor
Otto Lilienthal
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Hay Petrie
Tiberius Cavallo
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John Turnbull
Von Zeppelin
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Charles Lefeaux
Louis Bleriot
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Bryan Powley
George Cayley
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Alan Wheatley
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
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John Abbott
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
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Charles Frend
Narrator (voice)
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Edward Ashley
(uncredited)
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Italo Balbo
Italo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Memo Benassi
Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)
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Denville Bond
Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)
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Tom Campbell Black
Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Charles Carrett
Latham's Manager (uncredited)
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Andrea Checchi
Zoroastro (uncredited)
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Arthur Clouston
Arthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Paul Codos
Paul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Bryan Coleman
(uncredited)
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Derrick De Marney
(uncredited)
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Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Don Gemmell
(uncredited)
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Cameron Hall
Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)
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Henry Hallatt
Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)
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Pearl Hay
(uncredited)
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Ronnie Hepworth
Boy (uncredited)
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Charles Hickman
Orville Wright (uncredited)
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Bert Hinkler
Bert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Anthony Holles
Mechanic (uncredited)
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David Horne
Nero (uncredited)
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Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Charles Kingsford Smith
Charles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Betty Kirby-Green
Betty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Kenneth Kove
Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Peter Madden
American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)
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Percy Marmont
Wilbur Wright (uncredited)
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David Nicol
Alfred Leblanc (uncredited)
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Carlo Ninchi
Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)
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Hilary Pritchard
Cayley's Coachman (uncredited)
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Michael Rennie
Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)
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Maurice Rossi
Maurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Roy Royston
Hubert Latham (uncredited)
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C.W.A. Scott
C.W.A. Scott (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Margaretta Scott
Isobella d'Este (uncredited)
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Leonard Shepherd
Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)
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Dick Vernon
Simon the Magician (uncredited)
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Ben Webster
Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)
groups Crew
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Alexander Esway
Director
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Zoltan Korda
Director
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John Monk Saunders
Director
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Alexander Korda
Producer
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Alexander Shaw
Director
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Story
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John Monk Saunders
Writer
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Hugh Gray
Writer
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Peter Bezencenet
Writer
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Nigel Tangye
Associate Producer
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Arthur Bliss
Music
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Peter Bezencenet
Editor
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Richard Q. McNaughton
Editor
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Charles Frend
Supervising Editor
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Lee Garmes
Cinematography
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Hans Schneeberger
Cinematography
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Wilkie Cooper
Cinematography
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George Noble
Cinematography
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William Cameron Menzies
Art Direction
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Donald Taylor
Director
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