First Light (TV)
2010 · Movie · 75 min. · United Kingdom
In May 1940 eighteen-year old Geoffrey Wellum joins the 92 squadron of the Royal Air Force and is taken to the pub, where pilots who have seen action sign their names on a blackboard. Next day, with no flying experience, he is expected to pilot a Spitfire; he is nervous but exhilarated. Soon he is seeing action against the Luftwaffe, his sense of duty dispelling fear, and, having taken part in the Battle of Britain, is awarded a medal, though he never signs the blackboard. By 1941 he has flown fifty missions and feels invincible, though he sees friends die and in 1942 the stress causes him to have a breakdown. However he survives the war and,in the present, talks direct to camera,voicing his feelings about his service experiences.
Direction Matthew Whiteman
Cast Sam Heughan · Gary Lewis · Ben Aldridge · Alex Robertson · Paul Kynman · Paul Tinto · Jordan Bernarde · Alex Waldmann · Tuppence Middleton · Richard Walsh
Soundtrack Gabriel Currington
Screenplay Matthew Whiteman · Caleb Ranson · Geoffrey Wellum
Cinematography Mark Wolf
Original title First Light (TV)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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