The Conquest of the Air (1936)

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.

Directing:
  • Zoltan Korda
  • Alexander Esway
  • John Monk Saunders
  • Donald Taylor
  • Alexander Shaw

Writing:
  • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
  • John Monk Saunders
  • Hugh Gray

Stars:
Release Date: 1936-12-01
themoviedb icon 4.2/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 71

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Tiberius Cavallo
John Turnbull
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Von Zeppelin
John Abbott
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Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
Alan Wheatley
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Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
Charles Frend
Charles Frend
Narrator (voice)
Edward Ashley
Edward Ashley
(uncredited)
Andrea Checchi
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Zoroastro (uncredited)
Derrick De Marney
Derrick De Ma...
(uncredited)
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhar...
Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cameron Hall
Cameron Hall
Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)
David Horne
David Horne
Nero (uncredited)
Kenneth Kove
Kenneth Kove
Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles A. Li...
Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter Madden
Peter Madden
American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)
Percy Marmont
Percy Marmont
Wilbur Wright (uncredited)
Carlo Ninchi
Carlo Ninchi
Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)
Hilary Pritchard
Hilary Pritch...
Cayley's Coachman (uncredited)
Michael Rennie
Michael Renni...
Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)
Roy Royston
Roy Royston
Hubert Latham (uncredited)
Margaretta Scott
Margaretta Sc...
Isobella d'Este (uncredited)
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)
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