The Lion Has Wings (1939)
This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the British people against the Nazis.
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Merle Oberon
as Mrs. Richardson
as Mrs. Richardson
Ralph Richardson
as Wing Commander Richardson
as Wing Commander Richardson
June Duprez
as June
as June
Flora Robson
as Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
as Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
Robert Douglas
as Briefing Officer
as Briefing Officer
Anthony Bushell
as Pilot
as Pilot
Brian Worth
as Bobby
as Bobby
Austin Trevor
as Schulemberg - German Air Chief of Staff
as Schulemberg - German Air Chief of Staff
Ivan Brandt
as Air Officer
as Air Officer
G.H. Mulcaster
as Controller
as Controller
Herbert Lomas
as Holveg
as Holveg
Milton Rosmer
as Head of Observer Corps
as Head of Observer Corps
Ronald Adam
as German Bomber Chief
as German Bomber Chief
Robert Rendel
as British Chief of Air Staff
as British Chief of Air Staff
John Longden
as Unnamed Character
as Unnamed Character
Archibald Batty
as Air Officer
as Air Officer
Ian Fleming
as Air Officer
as Air Officer
Charles Carson
as Anti-aircraft Officer
as Anti-aircraft Officer
John Penrose
as Unnamed Character
as Unnamed Character
Frank Tickle
as Unnamed Character
as Unnamed Character
John Robinson
as Unnamed Character
as Unnamed Character
Derrick De Marney
as Bill - Navigator
as Bill - Navigator
Carl Jaffe
as Unnamed Character
as Unnamed Character
Gerald Case
as Unnamed Character
as Unnamed Character
Torin Thatcher
as Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity
as Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity
Bernard Miles
as Civilian Observer Controller
as Civilian Observer Controller
E. V. H. Emmett
as Commentator
as Commentator
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Brian Desmond Hurst
Director
Director
Adrian Brunel
Director
Director
Adrian Brunel
Writer
Writer
Michael Powell
Director
Director
E. V. H. Emmett
Writer
Writer
Ian Dalrymple
Story
Story
Osmond Borradaile
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Bernard Browne
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Richard Addinsell
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Harry Stradling Sr.
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Alexander Korda
Producer
Producer
Henry Cornelius
Editor
Editor
Hugh Stewart
Editor
Editor
Vincent Korda
Supervising Art Director
Supervising Art Director
Alexander Korda
Director
Director
Ian Dalrymple
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Derek N. Twist
Editor
Editor
Charles Frend
Editor
Editor
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