The Conquest of the Air

1931Directed by Alexander Esway, John Monk Saunders, Zoltan Korda, Alexander Shaw, Donald Taylor

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Released: December 1, 1931
Runtime: 1h 11m

About The Conquest of the Air

History
Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Directors: Alexander Esway
John Monk Saunders
Zoltan Korda
Alexander Shaw
Donald Taylor
Writers: Hugh Gray
Peter Bezencenet
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
John Monk Saunders

Principal cast

In billing order

Frederick CulleyRoger Bacon
Laurence OlivierVincent Lunardi
Franklin DyallJerome de Ascoli
Henry VictorOtto Lilienthal
Hay PetrieTiberius Cavallo
John TurnbullVon Zeppelin

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