The Conquest of the Air
Donald Taylor1936-12-01
4.2
71 min
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 | Roger Bacon | Unowned |
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Laurence Olivier | Vincent Lunardi | Unowned |
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Franklin Dyall | Jerome de Ascoli | Unowned |
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Henry Victor | Otto Lilienthal | Unowned |
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Hay Petrie | Tiberius Cavallo | Unowned |
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John Turnbull | Von Zeppelin | Unowned |
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Charles Lefeaux | Louis Bleriot | Unowned |
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Bryan Powley | George Cayley | Unowned |
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Alan Wheatley | Giovanni Alfonso Borelli | Unowned |
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John Abbott | Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier | Unowned |
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Charles Frend | Narrator (voice) | Unowned |
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Edward Ashley | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Italo Balbo | Italo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Memo Benassi | Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Denville Bond | Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tom Campbell Black | Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Carrett | Latham's Manager (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Andrea Checchi | Zoroastro (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Arthur Clouston | Arthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Codos | Paul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bryan Coleman | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Derrick De Marney | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Amelia Earhart | Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Don Gemmell | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cameron Hall | Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Henry Hallatt | Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pearl Hay | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ronnie Hepworth | Boy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Hickman | Orville Wright (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bert Hinkler | Bert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Anthony Holles | Mechanic (uncredited) | Unowned |
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David Horne | Nero (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Amy Johnson | Amy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Kingsford Smith | Charles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Betty Kirby-Green | Betty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kenneth Kove | Gentleman at Reception (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles A. Lindbergh | Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Peter Madden | American Airliner Pilot (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Percy Marmont | Wilbur Wright (uncredited) | Unowned |
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David Nicol | Alfred Leblanc (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Carlo Ninchi | Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hilary Pritchard | Cayley's Coachman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Michael Rennie | Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Maurice Rossi | Maurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Roy Royston | Hubert Latham (uncredited) | Unowned |
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C.W.A. Scott | C.W.A. Scott (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Margaretta Scott | Isobella d'Este (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leonard Shepherd | Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dick Vernon | Simon the Magician (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ben Webster | Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited) | Unowned |