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
Peter Madden
as American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)
Charles Frend
as Narrator (voice)
John Turnbull
as Von Zeppelin
Alan Wheatley
as Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
David Horne
as Nero (uncredited)
Laurence Olivier
as Vincent Lunardi
Edward Ashley
as (uncredited)
Cameron Hall
as Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)
Percy Marmont
as Wilbur Wright (uncredited)
Franklin Dyall
as Jerome de Ascoli
Hay Petrie
as Tiberius Cavallo
Carlo Ninchi
as Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)
Margaretta Scott
as Isobella d'Este (uncredited)
Ben Webster
as Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)
Frederick Culley
as Roger Bacon
Memo Benassi
as Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)
Henry Victor
as Otto Lilienthal
Andrea Checchi
as Zoroastro (uncredited)
Derrick De Marney
as (uncredited)
Hilary Pritchard
as Cayley's Coachman (uncredited)
Michael Rennie
as Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)
Amelia Earhart
as Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kenneth Kove
as Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)
Roy Royston
as Hubert Latham (uncredited)
John Abbott
as Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
Charles A. Lindbergh
as Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)
