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The Conquest of the Air

The Conquest of the Air

Zoltan Korda, Alexander Esway, John Monk Saunders, Alexander Shaw, Donald Taylor

1931

  • History
  • Documentary
5.4

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 & crew

  • Zoltan KordaDirector
  • Alexander EswayDirector
  • John Monk SaundersDirector
  • Frederick CulleyRoger Bacon
  • Laurence OlivierVincent Lunardi
  • Franklin DyallJerome de Ascoli
  • Henry VictorOtto Lilienthal
  • Hay PetrieTiberius Cavallo
  • John TurnbullVon Zeppelin
  • Charles LefeauxLouis Bleriot
  • Bryan PowleyGeorge Cayley

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