The First of the Few (1942)
Country: GB
Technical: bw 117m
Director: Leslie Howard
Cast: Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John
Synopsis:
The story of how R.J. Mitchell designed the Spitfire, having seen the speed and manoeuvrability of the Messerschmidt 109 first-hand.
Review:
Impassioned biopic wherein Howard more than did his bit for the war effort, and was soon afterwards shot down on a Lisbon-London flight by German bombers. William Walton provided the score.
Country: GB
Technical: bw 117m
Director: Leslie Howard
Cast: Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John
Synopsis:
The story of how R.J. Mitchell designed the Spitfire, having seen the speed and manoeuvrability of the Messerschmidt 109 first-hand.
Review:
Impassioned biopic wherein Howard more than did his bit for the war effort, and was soon afterwards shot down on a Lisbon-London flight by German bombers. William Walton provided the score.
Country: GB
Technical: bw 117m
Director: Leslie Howard
Cast: Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John
Synopsis:
The story of how R.J. Mitchell designed the Spitfire, having seen the speed and manoeuvrability of the Messerschmidt 109 first-hand.
Review:
Impassioned biopic wherein Howard more than did his bit for the war effort, and was soon afterwards shot down on a Lisbon-London flight by German bombers. William Walton provided the score.