The First of the Few (1942)
6.7|14 Sept, 1942|118 min
The thrilling human story behind the plane that licked the Luftwaffe!
6.7|14 Sept, 1942|118 min
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This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.
Keywords
world war ii
biography
aviation
spitfire
Casts
Leslie Howard
R.J. Mitchell
David Niven
Geoffrey Crisp
Rosamund John
Diana Mitchell
Roland Culver
Commander Bride
Anne Firth
Miss Harper
David Horne
Mr. Higgins
J.H. Roberts
Sir Robert McLean
Derrick De Marney
Squadron Leader Jefferson
Rosalyn Boulter
Mabel Lovesay
Herbert Cameron
MacPherson
Toni Edgar-Bruce
Lady Houston
Gordon McLeod
Major Buchan
George Skillan
Mr. Royce
Erik Freund
Messerschmitt
Fritz Wendhausen
Von Straben
John Chandos
Krantz
Victor Beaumont
Von Crantz
Suzanne Clair
Madeleine
Filippo Del Giudice
Bertorelli
Brefni O'Rorke
The Specialist
Gerry Wilmot
Radio Announcer
Jack Peach
Radio Announcer
Crews
Anatole de Grunwald
Screenplay
Leslie Howard
Director
Miles Malleson
Screenplay
Sidney Cole
Technical Supervisor
Jack Hildyard
Camera Operator
Katherine Strueby
Original Story
Paul Sheriff
Art Direction
Henry C. James
Original Story
Harry Miller
Sound Editor
Leslie Howard
Producer
W. Percy Day
Art Department Coordinator
Adrian Brunel
Production Manager
Douglas Myers
Editor
Phil C. Samuel
Production Manager
Georges Périnal
Director of Photography
John Dennis
Recording Supervision
George Pollock
Assistant Director
Muir Mathieson
Original Music Composer
William Walton
Original Music Composer
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