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The Conquest of the Air is a British film of genre Documentary directed by Zoltan Korda released in USA on 20 may 1940 with Laurence Olivier

The Conquest of the Air (1936)

The Conquest of the Air
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Released in USA 20 may 1940
Length 1h11
Genres Documentary,    Historical
Rating62% 3.140643.140643.140643.140643.14064

Conquest of the Air (1936) is a documentary film or docudrama on the history of aviation, up until the early stages of World War II. The film features historical footage, and dramatic re-creations, of the developments of commercial and military aviation; including the early stages of technology developments in design, propulsion, and air navigation aids. The film was a London Films production, commissioned by the Air Ministry of the British Government.

Synopsis

À partir d'images d'archives et de scènes jouées par des acteurs, ce documentaire retrace l'histoire de la conquête de l'air, des premières tentatives de s'élever au dessus du sol jusqu'à l'aviation au début du XX siècle.

Actors

Laurence Olivier

(Vincent Lunardi)Charles Frend

(Narrator (voice))Frederick Culley

(Roger Bacon)Franklin Dyall

(Jerome de Ascoli)Henry Victor

(Otto Lilienthal)
And :
John Turnbull
Alan Wheatley
John Abbott
Edward Ashley-Cooper
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