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