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The Conquest of the Air (1931)

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.

Release: 1931-12-01
Runtime: 71 min
Rating: 4.2 / 10
Cast
Frederick Culley
Frederick Culley
Roger Bacon
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Vincent Lunardi
Franklin Dyall
Franklin Dyall
Jerome de Ascoli
Henry Victor
Henry Victor
Otto Lilienthal
Hay Petrie
Hay Petrie
Tiberius Cavallo
John Turnbull
John Turnbull
Von Zeppelin
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Charles Lefeaux
Louis Bleriot
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Bryan Powley
George Cayley
Alan Wheatley
Alan Wheatley
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
John Abbott
John Abbott
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
Charles Frend
Charles Frend
Narrator (voice)
Edward Ashley
Edward Ashley
(uncredited)
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Italo Balbo
Italo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Memo Benassi
Memo Benassi
Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)
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Denville Bond
Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)
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Tom Campbell Black
Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Charles Carrett
Latham's Manager (uncredited)
Andrea Checchi
Andrea Checchi
Zoroastro (uncredited)