The Conquest of the Air (1936)
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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Zoltan Korda
- Alexander Esway
- John Monk Saunders
- Alexander Shaw
- Donald Taylor
Writing:
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- John Monk Saunders
- Hugh Gray
Stars:
Release Date: 1936-12-01
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- Country: GB
- Language: English
- Runtime: 71
Vincent Lunardi
Von Zeppelin
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
Otto Lilienthal
Zoroastro (uncredited)
Tiberius Cavallo
Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
Cayley's Coachman (uncredited)
Wilbur Wright (uncredited)
Isobella d'Este (uncredited)
Nero (uncredited)
Roger Bacon
Jerome de Ascoli
Narrator (voice)
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)
Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)
Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)
American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)
Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)
Hubert Latham (uncredited)
Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)
