
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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