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The Lion Has Wings (1939)
Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, Adrian Brunel, Michael Powell, Alexander Korda
“The Film Hitler Doesn't Want You To See!”
Documentary, War, Drama · 1h 16m
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.
Cast
Merle Oberon
Mrs. Richardson
Ralph Richardson
Wing Commander Richardson
June Duprez
June
Flora Robson
Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
Robert Douglas
Briefing Officer
Anthony Bushell
Pilot
Brian Worth
Bobby
Austin Trevor
Schulemberg - German Air Chief of Staff
I
Ivan Brandt
Air Officer
G.H. Mulcaster
Controller
Herbert Lomas
Holveg
Milton Rosmer
Head of Observer Corps
Crew
- Director
- Brian Desmond Hurst, Adrian Brunel, Michael Powell, Alexander Korda
- Writer
- Adrian Brunel, E. V. H. Emmett
- Director of Photography
- Harry Stradling Sr.
- Original Music Composer
- Richard Addinsell
- Editor
- Henry Cornelius, Hugh Stewart, Derek N. Twist, Charles Frend
- Producer
- Alexander Korda
Details
- Release date
- 1939-11-03
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Genres
- Documentary, War, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- London Films Productions