The Conquest of the Air
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.
Cast
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Frederick Culley
Played Roger Bacon
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Laurence Olivier
Played Vincent Lunardi
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Franklin Dyall
Played Jerome de Ascoli
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Henry Victor
Played Otto Lilienthal
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Hay Petrie
Played Tiberius Cavallo
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John Turnbull
Played Von Zeppelin
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Charles Lefeaux
Played Louis Bleriot
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Bryan Powley
Played George Cayley
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Alan Wheatley
Played Giovanni Alfonso Bor…
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John Abbott
Played Jean-François Pilâtr…
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Charles Frend
Played Narrator (voice)
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Edward Ashley
Played (uncredited)
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Italo Balbo
Played Italo Balbo (archive…
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Memo Benassi
Played Francesco Lama di Br…
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Denville Bond
Played Oliver of Malmesbury…
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Tom Campbell Black
Played Tom Black (archive f…
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Charles Carrett
Played Latham's Manager (un…
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Andrea Checchi
Played Zoroastro (uncredite…
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Arthur Clouston
Played Arthur Clouston (arc…
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Paul Codos
Played Paul Codos (archive …
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Bryan Coleman
Played (uncredited)
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Derrick De Marney
Played (uncredited)
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Amelia Earhart
Played Amelia Earhart (arch…
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Don Gemmell
Played (uncredited)
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Cameron Hall
Played Dr. John Jeffries (u…
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Henry Hallatt
Played Jean-Pierre Blanchar…
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Pearl Hay
Played (uncredited)
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Ronnie Hepworth
Played Boy (uncredited)
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Charles Hickman
Played Orville Wright (uncr…
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Bert Hinkler
Played Bert Hinkler (archiv…
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Anthony Holles
Played Mechanic (uncredited…
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David Horne
Played Nero (uncredited)
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Amy Johnson
Played Amy Johnson (archive…
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Charles Kingsford Sm…
Played Charles Kingsford Sm…
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Betty Kirby-Green
Played Betty Kirby-Green (a…
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Kenneth Kove
Played Gentleman at Recepti…
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Played Charles Lindbergh (a…
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Peter Madden
Played American Airliner Pi…
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Percy Marmont
Played Wilbur Wright (uncre…
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David Nicol
Played Alfred Leblanc (uncr…
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Carlo Ninchi
Played Gabriele Adanti di P…
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Hilary Pritchard
Played Cayley's Coachman (u…
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Michael Rennie
Played Marquis d'Arlandes (…
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Maurice Rossi
Played Maurice Rossi (archi…
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Roy Royston
Played Hubert Latham (uncre…
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C.W.A. Scott
Played C.W.A. Scott (archiv…
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Margaretta Scott
Played Isobella d'Este (unc…
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Leonard Shepherd
Played Abbot Damian of Ster…
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Dick Vernon
Played Simon the Magician (…
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Ben Webster
Played Leonardo da Vinci (u…
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