The First of the Few (1942)

1942 · Movie · 118 min. · United Kingdom

By the late 1920's aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell feels he has achieved all he wants with his revolutionary mono-planes winning trophy after trophy. But a holiday in Germany shortly after Hitler assumes power convinces him that it is vital to design a completely new type of fighter plane and that sooner or later Britain's very survival may depend on what he comes to call the Spitfire.

Direction Leslie Howard

Cast Leslie Howard · David Niven · Rosamund John · Roland Culver · Anne Firth · David Horne · J.H. Roberts · Derrick De Marney

Soundtrack William Walton

Screenplay Miles Malleson · Anatole de Grunwald · Henry C. James · Katherine Strueby

Cinematography Georges Périnal

Original title The First of the Few (Spitfire)

Also known as Spitfire


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