The Conquest of the Air
Plot: 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.
Frederick Culley. Frederick Culley was 52 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Roger Bacon'.
Laurence Olivier. Laurence Olivier was 24 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Vincent Lunardi'.
Franklin Dyall. Franklin Dyall was 61 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Jerome de Ascoli'.
Henry Victor. Henry Victor was 39 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Otto Lilienthal'.
Hay Petrie. Hay Petrie was 36 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Tiberius Cavallo'.
John Turnbull. John Turnbull was 51 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Von Zeppelin'.
Charles Lefeaux. Charles Lefeaux was 22 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Louis Bleriot'.
Bryan Powley. Bryan Powley was 39 in The Conquest of the Air as 'George Cayley'.
Alan Wheatley. Alan Wheatley was 24 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Giovanni Alfonso Borelli'.
John Abbott. John Abbott was 26 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier'.
Charles Frend. Charles Frend was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Edward Ashley. Edward Ashley was 27 in The Conquest of the Air as '(uncredited)'.
Italo Balbo. Italo Balbo was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Italo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Memo Benassi. Memo Benassi was 45 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)'.
Denville Bond. Denville Bond was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)'.
Tom Campbell Black. Tom Campbell Black was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Charles Carrett. Charles Carrett was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Latham's Manager (uncredited)'.
Andrea Checchi. Andrea Checchi was 15 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Zoroastro (uncredited)'.
Arthur Clouston. Arthur Clouston was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Arthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Paul Codos. Paul Codos was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Paul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Bryan Coleman. Bryan Coleman was 20 in The Conquest of the Air as '(uncredited)'.
Derrick De Marney. Derrick De Marney was 25 in The Conquest of the Air as '(uncredited)'.
Amelia Earhart. Amelia Earhart was 34 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Don Gemmell. Don Gemmell was >> in The Conquest of the Air as '(uncredited)'.
Cameron Hall. Cameron Hall was 34 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)'.
Henry Hallatt. Henry Hallatt was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)'.
Ronnie Hepworth. Ronnie Hepworth was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Boy (uncredited)'.
Charles Hickman. Charles Hickman was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Orville Wright (uncredited)'.
Bert Hinkler. Bert Hinkler was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Bert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Anthony Holles. Anthony Holles was 30 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Mechanic (uncredited)'.
David Horne. David Horne was 33 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Nero (uncredited)'.
Amy Johnson. Amy Johnson was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Amy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Charles Kingsford Smith. Charles Kingsford Smith was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Charles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Betty Kirby-Green. Betty Kirby-Green was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Betty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Kenneth Kove. Kenneth Kove was 39 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)'.
Charles A. Lindbergh. Charles A. Lindbergh was 29 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Peter Madden. Peter Madden was 27 in The Conquest of the Air as 'American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)'.
Percy Marmont. Percy Marmont was 48 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Wilbur Wright (uncredited)'.
David Nicol. David Nicol was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Alfred Leblanc (uncredited)'.
Carlo Ninchi. Carlo Ninchi was 35 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)'.
Hilary Pritchard. Hilary Pritchard was 10 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Cayley's Coachman (uncredited)'.
Michael Rennie. Michael Rennie was 22 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)'.
Maurice Rossi. Maurice Rossi was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Maurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Roy Royston. Roy Royston was 32 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Hubert Latham (uncredited)'.
C.W.A. Scott. C.W.A. Scott was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'C.W.A. Scott (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Margaretta Scott. Margaretta Scott was 19 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Isobella d'Este (uncredited)'.
Leonard Shepherd. Leonard Shepherd was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)'.
Dick Vernon. Dick Vernon was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Simon the Magician (uncredited)'.
Ben Webster. Ben Webster was 67 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)'.
John Monk Saunders. John Monk Saunders was 36 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Director, Writer'
Alexander Esway. Alexander Esway was 33 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Director'
Zoltan Korda. Zoltan Korda was 36 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Director'
Alexander Shaw. Alexander Shaw was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Director'
Donald Taylor. Donald Taylor was 20 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Director'
Peter Bezencenet. Peter Bezencenet was 17 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Writer, Editor'
Hugh Gray. Hugh Gray was 31 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Writer'
Alexander Korda. Alexander Korda was 38 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Producer'
Nigel Tangye. Nigel Tangye was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Associate Producer'
Richard Q. McNaughton. Richard Q. McNaughton was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Editor'
Charles Frend. Charles Frend was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Supervising Editor'
Arthur Bliss. Arthur Bliss was 40 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Music'
Hans Schneeberger. Hans Schneeberger was 36 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Cinematography'
Lee Garmes. Lee Garmes was 33 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Cinematography'
George Noble. George Noble was >> in The Conquest of the Air as 'Cinematography'
Wilkie Cooper. Wilkie Cooper was 20 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Cinematography'
William Cameron Menzies. William Cameron Menzies was 35 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Art Direction'
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was 31 in The Conquest of the Air as 'Story'