Directed by:
Leslie HowardCinematography:
Georges PérinalComposer:
William WaltonCast:
Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John, Roland Culver, Anne Firth, Derrick De Marney, Bernard Miles, Fritz Wendhausen, Patricia Medina (more)VOD (1)
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Filmed during the dark days of 1942, this is the immortal story of the Spitfire which had helped to win the Battle of Britain the previous year. Leslie Howard stars as R.J. Mitchell, the inventor of the Spitfire, whose aircraft designs were turned down for funding by Whitehall because they were too revolutionary. A chance meeting with Messerschmitt in the early 1930`s gives Mitchell the inspiration to build Britain`s fastest and deadliest fighter plane. But first he must find a devil-may-care pilot to risk his life on the test flights. Salvation comes in the form of Geoffrey Crisp (David Niven), an out of work veteran fighter pilot from the First World War. Together they build the aircraft that so many will owe their lives to. However, as Mitchell strives to perfect his fighter plane, he is rocked by the news that he has only one-year to live unless he stops working. His stark choice is to save himself or save his country. (Odeon)
(more)Cast
Leslie Howard
UK
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Pygmalion (1938)
The Petrified Forest (1936)
David Niven
UK
Best movies:
Murder by Death (1976)
The Brain (1969)
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
Rosamund John
UK
Best movies:
The First of the Few (1942)
Green for Danger (1947)
Roland Culver
UK
Best movies:
To Each His Own (1946)
Thunderball (1965)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Anne Firth
UK
Best movies:
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
The First of the Few (1942)
Derrick De Marney
UK
Best movies:
Young and Innocent (1937)
The First of the Few (1942)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Bernard Miles
UK
Best movies:
Great Expectations (1946)
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
The Citadel (1938)
Fritz Wendhausen
Best movies:
Comradeship (1931)
The First of the Few (1942)
Odette (1950)
Patricia Medina
UK
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Confidential Report (1955)
The First of the Few (1942)
Joseph Goebbels (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
Zelig (1983) - a.f.
Sunshine (1999) - a.f.
Taking Sides (2001) - a.f.
Hermann Göring (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
Zelig (1983) - a.f.
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? (1959) - a.f.
The First of the Few (1942) - a.f.
Adolf Hitler (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation) - a.f.
The King's Speech (2010) - a.f.
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie) - a.f.
Miles Malleson
UK
Best movies:
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Victor Beaumont
German Empire
Best movies:
The Password is Courage (1962)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Peter Gawthorne
Ireland
Best movies:
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
The First of the Few (1942)
Cyril Raymond
UK
Best movies:
Brief Encounter (1945)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
The First of the Few (1942)
David Horne
UK
Best movies:
Goodbye Again (1961)
Lust for Life (1956)
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
Brefni O'Rorke
Ireland
Best movies:
It Happened One Sunday (1944)
The First of the Few (1942)
They Met in the Dark (1943)
John Chandos
UK
Best movies:
The Million Pound Note (1954)
The First of the Few (1942)
49th Parallel (1941)