(0 votes, average: 0.00/10)- Country: UK
- Genres: Drama, History
- Release: 1940-05-20
- Director: Alexander Esway , Zoltan Korda , John Monk Saunders , Alexander Shaw
- Writers: Peter Bezencenet , Hugh Gray , John Monk Saunders , Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Language: English
- Stars: Frederick Culley , Laurence Olivier (1907–1989) , Franklin Dyall , Henry Victor , Hay Petrie , John Turnbull , Charles Lefeaux , Bryan Powley , Alan Wheatley , John Abbott (I) (1905–1996)
- Runtime: 71 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The Conquest of the Air (United States of America) , La conquête de l'air (France, French Republic) , La conquista dell'aria (Italy) , The Conquest of the Air (India) , The Conquest of the Air , The Conquest of the Air (United Kingdom) , Conquest of the Air
- Plot: This drama follows man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the first balloons, the Wright Brothers, and other pioneers, using dramatic re-enactment and working models of early flying machines. Beginning with World War I, archival footage is used. Much on mid-1930s commercial aircraft and experimental planes including early helicopters. In conclusion, some sword-rattling appropriate to the opening months of World War II.
- IMDB:tt0032354
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Alexander Esway
Director
Zoltan Korda
Director
John Monk Saunders
Director
Alexander Shaw
Director
Frederick Culley
Roger Bacon
Laurence Olivier
(1907–1989)
Vincent Lunardi
Franklin Dyall
Jerome de Ascoli
Henry Victor
Otto Lilienthal
Hay Petrie
Tiberius Cavallo
John Turnbull
Von Zeppelin
Charles Lefeaux
Louis Bleriot
Bryan Powley
George Cayley
Alan Wheatley
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
John Abbott
(I)
(1905–1996)
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
Charles Frend
Narrator (voice)
Edward Ashley
(uncredited)
Memo Benassi
Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)
Andrea Checchi
Zoroastro (uncredited)
Bryan Coleman
(uncredited)
Derrick De Marney
(uncredited)
Cameron Hall
Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)
Pearl Hay
(uncredited)
Anthony Holles
Mechanic (uncredited)
David Horne
Nero (uncredited)
Kenneth Kove
Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter Madden
American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)
Percy Marmont
Wilbur Wright (uncredited)
Carlo Ninchi
Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)
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