The Conquest of the Air (1936)

The Conquest of the Air (1936)

1936-12-01 United Kingdom 71 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Frederick Culley is Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon
Laurence Olivier is Vincent Lunardi
Vincent Lunardi
Franklin Dyall is Jerome de Ascoli
Jerome de Ascoli
Henry Victor is Otto Lilienthal
Otto Lilienthal
Hay Petrie is Tiberius Cavallo
Tiberius Cavallo
John Turnbull is Von Zeppelin
Von Zeppelin
Charles Lefeaux is Louis Bleriot
Louis Bleriot
Bryan Powley is George Cayley
George Cayley
Alan Wheatley is Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
John Abbott is Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
Charles Frend is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Edward Ashley is (uncredited)
(uncredited)