The Lion Has Wings
The Film Hitler Doesn't Want You To See!
This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the British people against the Nazis.
Director Michael Powell, Brian Desmond Hurst
Cast
Bernard Miles
Civilian Observer Controller
Robert Douglas
Briefing Officer
Robert Rendel
British Chief of Air Staff
John Penrose
Unnamed Character
Derrick De Marney
Bill - Navigator
Carl Jaffe
Unnamed Character
Merle Oberon
Mrs. Richardson
Flora Robson
Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
Archibald Batty
Air Officer
Ralph Richardson
Wing Commander Richardson
Anthony Bushell
Pilot
Brian Worth
Bobby
Herbert Lomas
Holveg
Milton Rosmer
Head of Observer Corps
Ian Fleming
Air Officer
Charles Carson
Anti-aircraft Officer
June Duprez
June
Austin Trevor
Schulemberg - German Air Chief of Staff
G.H. Mulcaster
Controller
Ronald Adam
German Bomber Chief
John Longden
Unnamed Character
John Robinson
Unnamed Character
Torin Thatcher
Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity