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 Brian Desmond Hurst, Michael Powell
Cast
Merle Oberon
Mrs. Richardson
Ralph Richardson
Wing Commander Richardson
Anthony Bushell
Pilot
G.H. Mulcaster
Controller
Carl Jaffe
Unnamed Character
June Duprez
June
Robert Douglas
Briefing Officer
Milton Rosmer
Head of Observer Corps
Ronald Adam
German Bomber Chief
John Robinson
Unnamed Character
Brian Worth
Bobby
Austin Trevor
Schulemberg - German Air Chief of Staff
Ian Fleming
Air Officer
Charles Carson
Anti-aircraft Officer
Torin Thatcher
Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity
Flora Robson
Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
Herbert Lomas
Holveg
Robert Rendel
British Chief of Air Staff
John Longden
Unnamed Character
Archibald Batty
Air Officer
John Penrose
Unnamed Character
Derrick De Marney
Bill - Navigator
Bernard Miles
Civilian Observer Controller