Spitfire (The First of the Few)

1942

Spitfire (The First of the Few)

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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.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Leslie Howard
Written By:

Miles Malleson, Anatole de Grunwald
In Theaters:

Sep 14, 1942 limited
Runtime:

115 minutes
Studio:

British Aviation Pictures

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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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Critic Reviews for Spitfire (The First of the Few)

All Critics (2) | Top Critics (1)

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…

James Agee
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…

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