The Conquest of the Air

Duration: 71 min
Release date: 1931-12-01
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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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The Conquest of the Air

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