Synopsis
This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930s.
Movie Information
- Director
- Alexander Esway
- Writers
- Hugh Gray, Peter Bezencenet, John Monk Saunders
- Release Year
- 1931
- Runtime
- 71 minutes
- Genre
- History, Documentary
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (5 votes)
Top Cast
Frederick Culley
Roger Bacon
Laurence Olivier
Vincent Lunardi
Franklin Dyall
Jerome de Ascoli
Henry Victor
Otto Lilienthal
Hay Petrie
Tiberius Cavallo
John Turnbull
Von Zeppelin
Charles Lefeaux
Louis Bleriot
Bryan Powley
George Cayley
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