The Conquest of the Air
History | Documentary
Release Date
December 1, 1936
Duration
71 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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.
Casts
Roger Bacon
Frederick Culley
Vincent Lunardi
Laurence Olivier
Jerome de Ascoli
Franklin Dyall
Otto Lilienthal
Henry Victor
Tiberius Cavallo
Hay Petrie
Von Zeppelin
John Turnbull
Louis Bleriot
Charles Lefeaux
George Cayley
Bryan Powley
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
Alan Wheatley
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
John Abbott
Narrator (voice)
Charles Frend
(uncredited)
Edward Ashley
Italo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Italo Balbo
Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)
Memo Benassi
Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)
Denville Bond
Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Campbell Black
Latham's Manager (uncredited)
Charles Carrett
Zoroastro (uncredited)
Andrea Checchi
Arthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arthur Clouston
Paul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Codos
(uncredited)
Bryan Coleman
(uncredited)
Derrick De Marney
Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)
Amelia Earhart
(uncredited)
Don Gemmell
Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)
Cameron Hall
Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)
Henry Hallatt
(uncredited)
Pearl Hay
Boy (uncredited)
Ronnie Hepworth
Orville Wright (uncredited)
Charles Hickman
Bert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bert Hinkler
Mechanic (uncredited)
Anthony Holles
Nero (uncredited)
David Horne
Amy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Amy Johnson
Charles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Kingsford Smith
Betty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betty Kirby-Green
Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)
Kenneth Kove
Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles A. Lindbergh
American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)
Peter Madden
Wilbur Wright (uncredited)
Percy Marmont
Alfred Leblanc (uncredited)
David Nicol
Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)
Carlo Ninchi
Cayley's Coachman (uncredited)
Hilary Pritchard
Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)
Michael Rennie
Maurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maurice Rossi
Hubert Latham (uncredited)
Roy Royston
C.W.A. Scott (archive footage) (uncredited)
C.W.A. Scott
Isobella d'Este (uncredited)
Margaretta Scott
Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)
Leonard Shepherd
Simon the Magician (uncredited)
Dick Vernon
Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)
Ben Webster
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