The Conquest of the Air (1931)

The Conquest of the Air (1931)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1931-12-01 United Kingdom 71 Min. PG-13
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History, Documentary

Overview

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

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