The Conquest of the Air (1936)
1h 11m
Running Time
December 1, 1936Release Date
The Conquest of the Air (1936)
1h 11m
Running Time
December 1, 1936Release Date

Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.

Currently The Conquest of the Air is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

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

Alan Wheatley
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

John Abbott
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

Charles Frend
Narrator (voice) / Supervising Editor

Edward Ashley
(uncredited)

Italo Balbo
Italo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited)

Memo Benassi
Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)

Denville Bond
Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)

Tom Campbell Black
Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles Carrett
Latham's Manager (uncredited)

Andrea Checchi
Zoroastro (uncredited)

Arthur Clouston
Arthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited)

Paul Codos
Paul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bryan Coleman
(uncredited)

Derrick De Marney
(uncredited)

Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)

Don Gemmell
(uncredited)

Cameron Hall
Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)

Henry Hallatt
Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)

Pearl Hay
(uncredited)

Ronnie Hepworth
Boy (uncredited)

Charles Hickman
Orville Wright (uncredited)

Bert Hinkler
Bert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Anthony Holles
Mechanic (uncredited)

David Horne
Nero (uncredited)

Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles Kingsford Smith
Charles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)

Betty Kirby-Green
Betty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kenneth Kove
Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)

Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)

Peter Madden
American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)

Percy Marmont
Wilbur Wright (uncredited)

David Nicol
Alfred Leblanc (uncredited)

Carlo Ninchi
Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)

Hilary Pritchard
Cayley's Coachman (uncredited)

Michael Rennie
Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)

Maurice Rossi
Maurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited)

Roy Royston
Hubert Latham (uncredited)

C.W.A. Scott
C.W.A. Scott (archive footage) (uncredited)

Margaretta Scott
Isobella d'Este (uncredited)

Leonard Shepherd
Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)

Dick Vernon
Simon the Magician (uncredited)

Ben Webster
Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)

Alexander Esway
Director

John Monk Saunders
Director / Writer

Zoltan Korda
Director

Alexander Korda
Producer

Alexander Shaw
Director

Hugh Gray
Writer
Media.

Details.
Release DateDecember 1, 1936
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 11m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
aviation
vintage aircraft
Wiki.
Conquest of the Air is a 1936 documentary film or docudrama on the history of aviation up to that time. The film features historical footage, and dramatic re-creations, of the developments of commercial and military aviation; including the early stages of technological developments in design, propulsion, and air navigation aids. The film was a London Films production, commissioned by the British Air Ministry.
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