The Conquest of the Air
1931-12-01⭐ 4.2🕒 71 mins
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.
#History#Documentary
Roger Bacon
Frederick Culley
Vincent Lunardi
Laurence Olivier
Jerome de Ascoli
Franklin Dyall
Otto Lilienthal
Henry Victor
Tiberius Cavallo
Hay Petrie
Von Zeppelin
John Turnbull
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Louis Bleriot
Charles Lefeaux
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George Cayley
Bryan Powley
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
Alan Wheatley
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
John Abbott
Narrator (voice)
Charles Frend
(uncredited)
Edward Ashley
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Italo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Italo Balbo
Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)
Memo Benassi
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Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)
Denville Bond
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Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Campbell Black
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Latham's Manager (uncredited)
Charles Carrett
Zoroastro (uncredited)
Andrea Checchi
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Arthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arthur Clouston
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Paul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Codos
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(uncredited)
Bryan Coleman
(uncredited)
Derrick De Marney
Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)
Amelia Earhart
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(uncredited)
Don Gemmell
Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)
Cameron Hall
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Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)
Henry Hallatt
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(uncredited)
Pearl Hay
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Boy (uncredited)
Ronnie Hepworth
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Orville Wright (uncredited)
Charles Hickman
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Bert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bert Hinkler
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Mechanic (uncredited)
Anthony Holles
Nero (uncredited)
David Horne
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Amy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Amy Johnson
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Charles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Kingsford Smith
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Betty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betty Kirby-Green
Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)
Kenneth Kove
Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles A. Lindbergh
American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)
Peter Madden
Wilbur Wright (uncredited)
Percy Marmont
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Alfred Leblanc (uncredited)
David Nicol
Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)
Carlo Ninchi
Cayley's Coachman (uncredited)
Hilary Pritchard
Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)
Michael Rennie
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Maurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maurice Rossi
Hubert Latham (uncredited)
Roy Royston
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C.W.A. Scott (archive footage) (uncredited)
C.W.A. Scott
Isobella d'Este (uncredited)
Margaretta Scott
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Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)
Leonard Shepherd
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Simon the Magician (uncredited)
Dick Vernon
Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)
Ben Webster