The First of the Few

The thrilling human story behind the plane that licked the Luftwaffe!

Duration: 118 min

Release date: 1942-09-14

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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.

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as R.J. Mitchell

as Geoffrey Crisp

as Diana Mitchell

as Commander Bride

as Sir Robert McLean

Derrick De Marney

Derrick De Marney

as Squadron Leader Jefferson

Rosalyn Boulter

Rosalyn Boulter

as Mabel Lovesay

Herbert Cameron

Herbert Cameron

Toni Edgar-Bruce

Toni Edgar-Bruce

as Lady Houston

as Major Buchan

as Messerschmitt

Fritz Wendhausen

Fritz Wendhausen

Victor Beaumont

Victor Beaumont

Filippo Del Giudice

Filippo Del Giudice

as The Specialist

as Radio Announcer

as Radio Announcer

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Anatole de Grunwald

Anatole de Grunwald

Art Department Coordinator

Production Manager

Katherine Strueby

Katherine Strueby

Production Manager

Technical Supervisor

Camera Operator

Georges Périnal

Georges Périnal

Director of Photography

Recording Supervision

Assistant Director

Original Music Composer

Original Music Composer

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