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The Conquest of the Air (1931) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Alexander Esway
Zoltan Korda
John Monk Saunders
Alexander Shaw
Donald Taylor

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Peter Bezencenet ... (commentary)
Hugh Gray ... (commentary)
John Monk Saunders
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ... (stories)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Frederick Culley Frederick Culley ... Roger Bacon
Laurence Olivier ... Vincent Lunardi
Franklin Dyall ... Jerome de Ascoli
Henry Victor ... Otto Lilienthal
Hay Petrie ... Tiberius Cavallo
John Turnbull ... Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
Charles Lefeaux Charles Lefeaux ... Louis Bleriot (as Charles Lefaux)
Bryan Powley Bryan Powley ... Sir George Cayley
Alan Wheatley ... Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
John Abbott ... Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
Charles Frend ... Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edward Ashley ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Italo Balbo Italo Balbo ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Memo Benassi Memo Benassi ... Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)
Denville Bond Denville Bond ... Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)
Tom Campbell Black Tom Campbell Black ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Carrett Charles Carrett ... Latham's manager (uncredited)
Andrea Checchi ... Zoroastro (uncredited)
Winston Churchill ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arthur Clouston Arthur Clouston ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Codos Paul Codos ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bryan Coleman Bryan Coleman ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Derrick De Marney ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Amelia Earhart ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Don Gemmell Don Gemmell ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Cameron Hall Cameron Hall ... Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)
Henry Hallatt Henry Hallatt ... Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)
Pearl Hay Pearl Hay ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Ronnie Hepworth Ronnie Hepworth ... Boy (uncredited)
Charles Hickman ... Orville Wright (uncredited)
Bert Hinkler Bert Hinkler ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anthony Holles Anthony Holles ... Paul Bleylich-Lilienthal's mechanic (uncredited)
David Horne ... Nero (uncredited)
Amy Johnson Amy Johnson ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Kingsford Smith Charles Kingsford Smith ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betty Kirby-Green Betty Kirby-Green ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kenneth Kove ... Gentleman at Lunardi's reception (uncredited)
Charles A. Lindbergh ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter Madden ... American airliner pilot (uncredited)
Percy Marmont ... Wilbur Wright (uncredited)
David Nicol David Nicol ... Alfred Leblanc (uncredited)
Carlo Ninchi ... Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)
Hilary Pritchard Hilary Pritchard ... Cayley's coachman (uncredited)
Michael Rennie ... Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)
Maurice Rossi Maurice Rossi ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roy Royston Roy Royston ... Hubert Latham (uncredited)
C.W.A. Scott C.W.A. Scott ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Margaretta Scott ... Isobella d'Este (uncredited)
Leonard Shepherd Leonard Shepherd ... Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)
Dick Vernon Dick Vernon ... Simon the Magician (uncredited)
Ben Webster ... Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)

Produced by 

Alexander Korda ... producer
Nigel Tangye ... associate producer

Music by 

Arthur Bliss

Cinematography by 

Wilkie Cooper
George Noble
Hans Schneeberger
Lee Garmes ... (uncredited)

Editing by 

Peter Bezencenet
Charles Frend ... supervising editor
Richard Q. McNaughton ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by 

William Cameron Menzies ... (uncredited)

Production Management 

John Croydon ... production supervisor (as John J. Croydon)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Jack Clayton ... assistant director

Sound Department 

A.W. Watkins ... recording director
John W. Mitchell ... boom operator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Jack Asher ... camera operator

Editorial Department 

Adam Dawson ... assistant editor

Music Department 

Muir Mathieson ... musical director

Script and Continuity Department 

Phyllis Ross ... continuity (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Winston Churchill ... consultant
Nigel Tangye ... technical advisor
Donald Taylor ... production assistant

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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