The First of the Few
The thrilling human story behind the plane that licked the Luftwaffe!
Overview
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.
- Production
- British Aviation Pictures
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Cast
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
Crew
- Director
- Leslie Howard
- Producers
- Leslie Howard
- Cinematography
- Georges Périnal
- Composer
- Muir Mathieson,William Walton
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CinemaSerf
June 3, 2024
Leslie Howard had a hand in just about everything here, and has delivered quite a poignant story of a dedicated and visionary man who might just have a legitimate claim to really have helped stave off the Nazis. He portrays R.J. Mitchell, a man whose vision was as an aircraft designer. We were still using bi-planes at the time and though the engineering of flight was now well established, he was determined to push the boundaries. His bosses at British firm SuperMarine were nervous about the inve…