The Conquest of the Air

The Conquest of the Air (1936)

Rating
Genre: History, Documentary
Runtime: 1hr 11min
Director: Alexander Esway

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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.

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Frederick Culley

Roger Bacon

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Laurence Olivier

Vincent Lunardi

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Franklin Dyall

Jerome de Ascoli

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Henry Victor

Otto Lilienthal

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Hay Petrie

Tiberius Cavallo

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John Turnbull

Von Zeppelin

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Charles Lefeaux

Louis Bleriot

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Bryan Powley

George Cayley

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Alan Wheatley

Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

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John Abbott

Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

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Charles Frend

Narrator (voice)

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Edward Ashley

(uncredited)

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Italo Balbo

Italo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Memo Benassi

Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)

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Denville Bond

Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)

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Tom Campbell Black

Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Charles Carrett

Latham's Manager (uncredited)

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Andrea Checchi

Zoroastro (uncredited)

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Arthur Clouston

Arthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Paul Codos

Paul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Bryan Coleman

(uncredited)

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Derrick De Marney

(uncredited)

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Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Don Gemmell

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Cameron Hall

Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)

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Henry Hallatt

Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)

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Pearl Hay

(uncredited)

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Ronnie Hepworth

Boy (uncredited)

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Charles Hickman

Orville Wright (uncredited)

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Bert Hinkler

Bert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Anthony Holles

Mechanic (uncredited)

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David Horne

Nero (uncredited)

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Amy Johnson

Amy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Charles Kingsford Smith

Charles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Betty Kirby-Green

Betty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Kenneth Kove

Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)

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Charles A. Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Peter Madden

American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)

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Percy Marmont

Wilbur Wright (uncredited)

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David Nicol

Alfred Leblanc (uncredited)

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Carlo Ninchi

Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)

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Hilary Pritchard

Cayley's Coachman (uncredited)

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Michael Rennie

Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)

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Maurice Rossi

Maurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Roy Royston

Hubert Latham (uncredited)

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C.W.A. Scott

C.W.A. Scott (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Margaretta Scott

Isobella d'Este (uncredited)

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Leonard Shepherd

Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)

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Dick Vernon

Simon the Magician (uncredited)

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Ben Webster

Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)

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