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The Conquest of the Air

Year:

1940

Duration:

71 min

Genres:

Drama | History

IMDB rate:

6.3

Director:

Alexander Esway

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1940-05-20

Filming Locations: Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Frederick Culley

Roger Bacon

Laurence Olivier

Vincent Lunardi

Franklin Dyall

Jerome de Ascoli

Henry Victor

Otto Lilienthal

Hay Petrie

Tiberius Cavallo

John Turnbull

Von Zeppelin

Charles Lefeaux

Louis Bleriot

Bryan Powley

Sir George Cayley

Alan Wheatley

Borelli

John Abbott

Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

Edward Ashley

Minor Role (uncredited)

Memo Benassi

Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)

Denville Bond

Oliver the Monk (uncredited)

Andrea Checchi

Zoroastro (uncredited)

Bryan Coleman

Minor Role (uncredited)

Derrick De Marney

Minor Role (uncredited)

Charles Frend

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Don Gemmell

Minor Role (uncredited)

Cameron Hall

Minor Role (uncredited)

Pearl Hay

Minor Role (uncredited)

Ronnie Hepworth

Boy (uncredited)

Charles Hickman

Orville Wright

David Horne

Minor Role (uncredited)

Percy Marmont

Wilbur Wright

Carlo Ninchi

Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)

Michael Rennie

Minor Role (uncredited)

Margaretta Scott

Isobella d'Este (uncredited)

Dick Vernon

Simon the Magician (uncredited)

Ben Webster

Leonardo da Vinci

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Trivia

John Abbott's first film.

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First Film of Alan Wheatley.

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Goofs

When Chavez is shown flying across the Alps, his departure and arrival points are the same. The same view of the Alps is visible in the background.

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Lilenthal is still breathing when he is discovered 'dead' by his assistant.

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Quotes

Narrator: The great interest displayed by the spectators was not so much due to the historical importance of the flight as to the roaring fire kindled immediately under the flimsy and very flammable balloon, which gave the adventure a suicidal aspect. The crowd looked forward to the same enjoyment they would obtain from a public execution.

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Vincent Lunardi: In a few years, the sky will be filled with balloons!

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