The Lion Has Wings (1939)
This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the British people against the Nazis.
Directors: Adrian Brunel, Michael Powell, Brian Desmond Hurst, Alexander Korda.
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Merle Oberon as Mrs. Richardson |
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Ralph Richardson as Wing Commander Richardson |
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June Duprez as June |
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Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage) |
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Robert Douglas as Briefing Officer |
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Anthony Bushell as Pilot |
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Brian Worth as Bobby |
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Austin Trevor as Schulemberg - German Air Chief of Staff |
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Ivan Brandt as Air Officer |
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G.H. Mulcaster as Controller |
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Herbert Lomas as Holveg |
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Milton Rosmer as Head of Observer Corps |
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Ronald Adam as German Bomber Chief |
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Robert Rendel as British Chief of Air Staff |
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John Longden as Unnamed Character |
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Archibald Batty as Air Officer |
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Ian Fleming as Air Officer |
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Charles Carson as Anti-aircraft Officer |
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John Penrose as Unnamed Character |
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Frank Tickle as Unnamed Character |
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John Robinson as Unnamed Character |
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Derrick De Marney as Bill - Navigator |
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Carl Jaffe as Unnamed Character |
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Gerald Case as Unnamed Character |
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Torin Thatcher as Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity |
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Bernard Miles as Civilian Observer Controller |
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E. V. H. Emmett as Commentator |
| Directing | Adrian Brunel | Director |
| Directing | Michael Powell | Director |
| Directing | Brian Desmond Hurst | Director |
| Writing | Adrian Brunel | Writer |
| Writing | Ian Dalrymple | Story |
| Writing | E. V. H. Emmett | Writer |
| Camera | Osmond Borradaile | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Richard Addinsell | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Bernard Browne | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Henry Cornelius | Editor |
| Production | Ian Dalrymple | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Derek N. Twist | Editor |
| Directing | Alexander Korda | Director |
| Production | Alexander Korda | Producer |
| Editing | Charles Frend | Editor |
| Editing | Hugh Stewart | Editor |
| Art | Vincent Korda | Supervising Art Director |
