This documentary traces man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930s.This documentary traces man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930s.This documentary traces man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930s.
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Charles Lefeaux
- Louis Bleriot
- (as Charles Lefaux)
Charles Frend
- Narrator
- (voice)
Edward Ashley
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Italo Balbo
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Memo Benassi
- Francesco Lama di Brescia
- (uncredited)
Denville Bond
- Oliver of Malmesbury
- (uncredited)
Tom Campbell Black
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Charles Carrett
- Latham's manager
- (uncredited)
Andrea Checchi
- Zoroastro
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Alexander Esway(uncredited)
- Zoltan Korda(uncredited)
- William Cameron Menzies(uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaTheatrical movie debut of Alan Wheatley (Borelli).
- GoofsLilenthal is still breathing when he is discovered 'dead' by his assistant.
- Quotes
Vincent Lunardi: In a few years, the sky will be filled with balloons!
- Alternate versionsThe version shown on Turner Classic Movies is the updated one from 1940, as it includes footage of the Hindenburg disaster of 1937.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Round the Film Studios: No. 2 Denham Part 5 (1937)
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The first docudrama?
Some of the other reviewers answered certain questions I had about this film. Certainly what I saw today was not the original production of Conquest Of The Air. What apparently this film tried to be was the first docudrama ever done. If someone can recall an earlier one I'll stand corrected. That additional newsreel footage of Winston Churchill who was probably First Lord of the Admiralty when it was shot indicates a second World War had begun which promised and delivered to be more terrible than the last.
Taking the story of man's fascination of flying back to ancient mythological days, Conquest Of The Air shows a patient building block like achievement of man trying to get off the ground and travel like the birds. For earlier times they're recreated with players and sets the most prominent being Laurence Olivier.
As an educational film Conquest Of The Air is informative, but as entertainment it falls far short of the mark.
Taking the story of man's fascination of flying back to ancient mythological days, Conquest Of The Air shows a patient building block like achievement of man trying to get off the ground and travel like the birds. For earlier times they're recreated with players and sets the most prominent being Laurence Olivier.
As an educational film Conquest Of The Air is informative, but as entertainment it falls far short of the mark.
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- bkoganbing
- Apr 24, 2013
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- Also known as
- La conquista dell'aria
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- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.20 : 1(original aspect ratio)
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Conquest of the Air (1931) officially released in Canada in English?
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