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Cast
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Leslie Howard | As: R.J. Mitchell |
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David Niven | As: Geoffrey Crisp |
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Rosamund John | As: Diana Mitchell |
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Roland Culver | As: Commander Bride |
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Anne Firth | As: Miss Harper |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | The thrilling human story behind the plane that licked the Luftwaffe! |
| Certification: | G |
Cast
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Leslie Howard |
R.J. Mitchell |
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David Niven |
Geoffrey Crisp |
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Rosamund John |
Diana Mitchell |
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Roland Culver |
Commander Bride |
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Anne Firth |
Miss Harper |
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David Horne |
Mr. Higgins |
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J.H. Roberts |
Sir Robert McLean |
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Derrick De Marney |
Squadron Leader Jefferson |
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Rosalyn Boulter |
Mabel Lovesay |
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Herbert Cameron |
MacPherson |
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Toni Edgar-Bruce |
Lady Houston |
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Gordon McLeod |
Major Buchan |
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George Skillan |
Mr. Royce |
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Erik Freund |
Messerschmitt |
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Fritz Wendhausen |
Von Straben |
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John Chandos |
Krantz |
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Victor Beaumont |
Von Crantz |
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Suzanne Clair |
Madeleine |
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Filippo Del Giudice |
Bertorelli |
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Brefni O'Rorke |
The Specialist |
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Gerry Wilmot |
Radio Announcer |
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Jack Peach |
Radio Announcer |
Directed By
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Leslie Howard |
Director |
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George Pollock |
Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Henry C. James |
Original Story |
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Katherine Strueby |
Original Story |
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Miles Malleson |
Screenplay |
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Anatole de Grunwald |
Screenplay |
Production Crew
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Adrian Brunel |
Production Manager |
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Phil C. Samuel |
Production Manager |
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Leslie Howard |
Producer |
Edited By
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Douglas Myers |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
Sound
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Harry Miller |
Sound Editor |
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John Dennis |
Recording Supervision |
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William Walton |
Original Music Composer |
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Muir Mathieson |
Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Jack Hildyard |
Camera Operator |
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Georges Périnal |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Paul Sheriff |
Art Direction |
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W. Percy Day |
Art Department Coordinator |
Other Crew
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Sidney Cole |
Technical Supervisor |
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