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The First of the Few
The thrilling human story behind the plane that licked the Luftwaffe!
This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.
- Original title
- The First of the Few
- Language
- EN
- Country
- GB
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- —
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Criterion Channel
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Leslie Howard
R.J. Mitchell
David Niven
Geoffrey Crisp
Rosamund John
Diana Mitchell
Roland Culver
Commander Bride
David Horne
Mr. Higgins
J.H. Roberts
Sir Robert McLean
Derrick De Marney
Squadron Leader Jefferson
Toni Edgar-Bruce
Lady Houston
Gordon McLeod
Major Buchan
Fritz Wendhausen
Von Straben
John Chandos
Krantz
Brefni O'Rorke
The Specialist
Jack Hildyard
Camera Operator
Georges Périnal
Director of Photography
George Pollock
Assistant Director
Leslie Howard
Director
Leslie Howard
Producer
Adrian Brunel
Production Manager
William Walton
Original Music Composer
Anatole de Grunwald
Screenplay
Miles Malleson
Screenplay
A Night without Light
The Man Who Planted Trees
Confidence
Fortress of War
Poslednà ples na rožnovské plovárně
Trial by Fire
Radioactive
The Eternal Feminine
Florence Nightingale
Ambush
Life
Age of Consent
1944 The Final Defence
Buffet Titanic
A Yank in the R.A.F.
People with Wings
Wunderland
The Passion of Ayn Rand
Keechaka Vadham
My Soul Is a Witness
Ford v Ferrari
Dunkirk
The Right Stuff
Greyhound
Darkest Hour
Lifeboat
The Aviator
Devotion
The Scarlet and the Black
49th Parallel
Against the Sun
The Young Lions
Overlord
Battleground
The Spirit of St. Louis
Memphis Belle
Hell's Angels
The Purple Plain
Fat Man and Little Boy
Aces High
Jun 12, 1943
Released as "Spitfire" in the USA
