The Conquest of the Air
71 mins
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.
Henry Victor
Otto Lilienthal
Charles Lefeaux
Louis Bleriot
Bryan Powley
George Cayley
Italo Balbo
Italo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Memo Benassi
Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)
Denville Bond
Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)
Tom Campbell Black
Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Carrett
Latham's Manager (uncredited)
Arthur Clouston
Arthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Codos
Paul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bryan Coleman
(uncredited)
Don Gemmell
(uncredited)
Henry Hallatt
Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)
Pearl Hay
(uncredited)
Ronnie Hepworth
Boy (uncredited)
Charles Hickman
Orville Wright (uncredited)
Bert Hinkler
Bert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anthony Holles
Mechanic (uncredited)
Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Kingsford Smith
Charles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betty Kirby-Green
Betty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Nicol
Alfred Leblanc (uncredited)
Maurice Rossi
Maurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited)
C.W.A. Scott
C.W.A. Scott (archive footage) (uncredited)
Leonard Shepherd
Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)
Dick Vernon
Simon the Magician (uncredited)
John Monk Saunders
Director
Alexander Shaw
Director
Hugh Gray
Writer
Peter Bezencenet
Writer
Hans Schneeberger
Cinematography
Nigel Tangye
Associate Producer
Richard Q. McNaughton
Editor
Lee Garmes
Cinematography
George Noble
Cinematography
John Monk Saunders
Writer
Donald Taylor
Director
Arthur Bliss
Music
Peter Bezencenet
Editor
Wilkie Cooper
Cinematography