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Cast
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Frederick Culley | As: Roger Bacon |
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Laurence Olivier | As: Vincent Lunardi |
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Franklin Dyall | As: Jerome de Ascoli |
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Henry Victor | As: Otto Lilienthal |
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Hay Petrie | As: Tiberius Cavallo |
Storyline
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.
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| Certification: | Unknown |
Cast
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Frederick Culley |
Roger Bacon |
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Laurence Olivier |
Vincent Lunardi |
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Franklin Dyall |
Jerome de Ascoli |
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Henry Victor |
Otto Lilienthal |
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Hay Petrie |
Tiberius Cavallo |
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John Turnbull |
Von Zeppelin |
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Charles Lefeaux |
Louis Bleriot |
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Bryan Powley |
George Cayley |
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Alan Wheatley |
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli |
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John Abbott |
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier |
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Charles Frend |
Narrator (voice) |
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Edward Ashley |
(uncredited) |
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Italo Balbo |
Italo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Memo Benassi |
Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited) |
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Denville Bond |
Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited) |
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Tom Campbell Black |
Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Charles Carrett |
Latham's Manager (uncredited) |
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Andrea Checchi |
Zoroastro (uncredited) |
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Arthur Clouston |
Arthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Paul Codos |
Paul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Bryan Coleman |
(uncredited) |
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Derrick De Marney |
(uncredited) |
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Amelia Earhart |
Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Don Gemmell |
(uncredited) |
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Cameron Hall |
Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited) |
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Henry Hallatt |
Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited) |
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Pearl Hay |
(uncredited) |
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Ronnie Hepworth |
Boy (uncredited) |
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Charles Hickman |
Orville Wright (uncredited) |
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Bert Hinkler |
Bert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Anthony Holles |
Mechanic (uncredited) |
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David Horne |
Nero (uncredited) |
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Amy Johnson |
Amy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Charles Kingsford Smith |
Charles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Betty Kirby-Green |
Betty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Kove |
Gentleman at Reception (uncredited) |
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Charles A. Lindbergh |
Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Peter Madden |
American Airliner Pilot (uncredited) |
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Percy Marmont |
Wilbur Wright (uncredited) |
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David Nicol |
Alfred Leblanc (uncredited) |
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Carlo Ninchi |
Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited) |
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Hilary Pritchard |
Cayley's Coachman (uncredited) |
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Michael Rennie |
Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited) |
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Maurice Rossi |
Maurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Roy Royston |
Hubert Latham (uncredited) |
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C.W.A. Scott |
C.W.A. Scott (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Margaretta Scott |
Isobella d'Este (uncredited) |
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Leonard Shepherd |
Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited) |
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Dick Vernon |
Simon the Magician (uncredited) |
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Ben Webster |
Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Alexander Esway |
Director |
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Zoltan Korda |
Director |
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John Monk Saunders |
Director |
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Alexander Shaw |
Director |
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Donald Taylor |
Director |
Writing Credits
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
Story |
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John Monk Saunders |
Writer |
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Hugh Gray |
Writer |
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Peter Bezencenet |
Writer |
Production Crew
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Alexander Korda |
Producer |
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Nigel Tangye |
Associate Producer |
Edited By
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Peter Bezencenet |
Editor |
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Richard Q. McNaughton |
Editor |
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Charles Frend |
Supervising Editor |
Costume and Makeup
Sound
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Arthur Bliss |
Music |
Visual Effects
Camera
Lighting
Art Department
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William Cameron Menzies |
Art Direction |
Other Crew
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Lee Garmes |
Cinematography |
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Hans Schneeberger |
Cinematography |
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Wilkie Cooper |
Cinematography |
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George Noble |
Cinematography |
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