Spitfire (The First of the Few)

1942

Spitfire (The First of the Few) (1942)

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The story of R.J. Mitchell, the man who invented the warplane Spitfire. Leslie Howard David Niven, John Rosamund, Roland Culver, Ann Firth, Derrick de Marney, David Horne.

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Cast

David Niven
as Geoffrey Crisp
Leslie Howard
as Reginald J. Mitchell
Rosamund John
as Diana Mitchell
Roland Culver
as Commander Bride
David Horne
as Higgins, Mr. Higgins
Anne Firth
as Miss Harper
Rosalyn Boulter
as Mabel Livesey
Tonie Edgar Bruce
as Lady Houston
George Skillan
as Mr. Royce
Herbert Cameron
as MacPherson
Gordon McLeod
as Maj. Buchan
Erik Freund
as Willi Messerschmidt
Filippo del Guidice
as Betiorelli
Robert Beatty
Adrian Brunel
Derrick De Marney
as S.L. Jefferson
George King
Miles Malleson
Patricia Medina
Bernard Miles
John Stafford
Gerry Wilmot
as Announcer
Frederick Wendhausen
John H. Roberts
as Sir Robert MacLean
John Chandos
as Kranz
Victor Beaumont
as Von Crantz
Brefni O'Rourke
as Specialist
Bunny Currant
as Himself
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A finely tasteful, faithful biography of one of Britain's newest and least-known heroes-the late, great aircraft designer Reginald Joseph Mitchell.

Feb 22, 2018 | Full Review…
TIME Magazine
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This film is brilliantly conceived, superbly produced and directed, and has some of the finest lighting and photography yet seen in British films.

Jan 31, 2018 | Full Review…
Monthly Film Bulletin
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