Film·1931·1h 11m

The Conquest of the Air

HistoryDocumentary

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.

Directed by Zoltan Korda, Alexander Esway, John Monk Saunders

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12 credited

Frederick Culley
Frederick CulleyRoger Bacon
Laurence Olivier
Laurence OlivierVincent Lunardi
Franklin Dyall
Franklin DyallJerome de Ascoli
Henry Victor
Henry VictorOtto Lilienthal
Hay Petrie
Hay PetrieTiberius Cavallo
John Turnbull
John TurnbullVon Zeppelin
Charles Lefeaux
Charles LefeauxLouis Bleriot
Bryan Powley
Bryan PowleyGeorge Cayley
Alan Wheatley
Alan WheatleyGiovanni Alfonso Borelli
John Abbott
John AbbottJean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
Charles Frend
Charles FrendNarrator (voice)
Edward Ashley
Edward Ashley(uncredited)

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