The Conquest of the Air
The Conquest of the Air
Release: 1931-12-01
·Runtime: 71m
·★ 4.2
History
Documentary
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
London Films Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Andrea Checchi
as Zoroastro (uncredited)
Charles Frend
as Narrator (voice)
Edward Ashley
as (uncredited)
Amelia Earhart
as Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles A. Lindbergh
as Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carlo Ninchi
as Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)
Franklin Dyall
as Jerome de Ascoli
Henry Victor
as Otto Lilienthal
John Abbott
as Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
Percy Marmont
as Wilbur Wright (uncredited)
Margaretta Scott
as Isobella d'Este (uncredited)
Laurence Olivier
as Vincent Lunardi
Kenneth Kove
as Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)
Hilary Pritchard
as Cayley's Coachman (uncredited)
John Turnbull
as Von Zeppelin
Memo Benassi
as Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)
Cameron Hall
as Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)
Peter Madden
as American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)
Michael Rennie
as Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)
Roy Royston
as Hubert Latham (uncredited)
Derrick De Marney
as (uncredited)
David Horne
as Nero (uncredited)
Ben Webster
as Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)
Alan Wheatley
as Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
Frederick Culley
as Roger Bacon
Hay Petrie
as Tiberius Cavallo
