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Writers:
Peter Bezencenet (commentary)
Hugh Gray (commentary)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
20 May 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History more
Plot:
This documentary traces man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930s. full summary | add synopsis

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Memo Benassi ... Francesco Lama di Brescia
Andrea Checchi ... Zoroastro
Carlo Ninchi ... Gabriele Adanti di Perugia
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Additional Details

Runtime:
71 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:U

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
John Abbott's first film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: 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. more

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