Apr 6th
The First of the Few**
(GB 1943)
The last years of aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell leading to the construction of the Spitfire, in the shadow of the oncoming World War II.
Solidly made propagandistic drama with some lively moments, a benchmark for other stirring WWII dramas such as In Which We Serve, The Way to the Stars and The Dam Busters.
Written by: Anatole de Grunwald, Miles Malleson, Henry C. James, Katherine Strueby.
Producers: Leslie Howard, Phil C. Samuel, Adrian Brunel.
Director: Leslie Howard.
Starring: Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John, Roland Culver, Anne Firth, David Horne, Tonie Edgar Bruce.
Photography: Georges Perinal.
Music: William Walton.
The First of the Few**
(GB 1943)
The last years of aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell leading to the construction of the Spitfire, in the shadow of the oncoming World War II.
Solidly made propagandistic drama with some lively moments, a benchmark for other stirring WWII dramas such as In Which We Serve, The Way to the Stars and The Dam Busters.
Written by: Anatole de Grunwald, Miles Malleson, Henry C. James, Katherine Strueby.
Producers: Leslie Howard, Phil C. Samuel, Adrian Brunel.
Director: Leslie Howard.
Starring: Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John, Roland Culver, Anne Firth, David Horne, Tonie Edgar Bruce.
Photography: Georges Perinal.
Music: William Walton.
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