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  • The Conquest of the Air (1931)
  • Not Rated
    71 min | Drama, History
The Conquest of the Air (1931)
Not Rated
71 min | Drama, History

This documentary traces man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930s.
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Writers
Peter Bezencenet (commentary) | Hugh Gray (commentary) | John Monk Saunders | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (stories)
Producer
Composer
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Updated Dec 31, 1931

Release date
May 20, 1940 (United States)

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Cast

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51 cast members
Name Known for
Frederick Culley
Roger Bacon Roger Bacon   See fewer
Laurence Olivier
Vincent Lunardi Vincent Lunardi   See fewer
Franklin Dyall
Jerome de Ascoli Jerome de Ascoli   See fewer
Henry Victor
Otto Lilienthal Otto Lilienthal   See fewer
Hay Petrie
Tiberius Cavallo Tiberius Cavallo   See fewer
John Turnbull
Ferdinand Von Zeppelin Ferdinand Von Zeppelin   See fewer
Charles Lefeaux
Louis Bleriot (as Charles Lefaux) Louis Bleriot (as Charles Lefaux)   See fewer
Bryan Powley
Sir George Cayley Sir George Cayley   See fewer
Alan Wheatley
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli Giovanni Alfonso Borelli   See fewer
John Abbott
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier   See fewer
Charles Frend
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Edward Ashley
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Italo Balbo
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Memo Benassi
Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited) Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)   See fewer
Denville Bond
Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited) Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Campbell Black
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Carrett
Latham's manager (uncredited) Latham's manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Andrea Checchi
Zoroastro (uncredited) Zoroastro (uncredited)   See fewer
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Clouston
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Codos
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bryan Coleman
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Derrick De Marney
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Amelia Earhart
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Gemmell
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Cameron Hall
Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited) Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Hallatt
Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited) Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)   See fewer
Pearl Hay
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Ronnie Hepworth
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Hickman
Orville Wright (uncredited) Orville Wright (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Hinkler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Anthony Holles
Paul Bleylich-Lilienthal's mechanic (uncredited) Paul Bleylich-Lilienthal's mechanic (uncredited)   See fewer
David Horne
Nero (uncredited) Nero (uncredited)   See fewer
Amy Johnson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Kingsford Smith
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Betty Kirby-Green
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Kove
Gentleman at Lunardi's reception (uncredited) Gentleman at Lunardi's reception (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles A. Lindbergh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Madden
American airliner pilot (uncredited) American airliner pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
Percy Marmont
Wilbur Wright (uncredited) Wilbur Wright (uncredited)   See fewer
David Nicol
Alfred Leblanc (uncredited) Alfred Leblanc (uncredited)   See fewer
Carlo Ninchi
Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited) Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)   See fewer
Hilary Pritchard
Cayley's coachman (uncredited) Cayley's coachman (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Rennie
Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited) Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)   See fewer
Maurice Rossi
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Roy Royston
Hubert Latham (uncredited) Hubert Latham (uncredited)   See fewer
C.W.A. Scott
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Margaretta Scott
Isobella d'Este (uncredited) Isobella d'Este (uncredited)   See fewer
Leonard Shepherd
Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited) Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Vernon
Simon the Magician (uncredited) Simon the Magician (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Webster
Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited) Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)   See fewer
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