The Conquest of the Air (1936)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.899 |
Directed By
Zoltan Korda
Alexander Esway
John Monk Saunders
Alexander Shaw
Donald Taylor
Crew
Zoltan Korda
Alexander Korda
Alexander Esway
John Monk Saunders
Alexander Shaw
Peter Bezencenet
Charles Frend
John Monk Saunders
Nigel Tangye
Wilkie Cooper
Hugh Gray
Peter Bezencenet
Richard Q. McNaughton
Hans Schneeberger
George Noble
William Cameron Menzies
Arthur Bliss
Lee Garmes
Donald Taylor
TOP 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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