The Conquest of the Air
1931 | 71m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | John Monk Saunders, Alexander Shaw, Donald Taylor, Alexander Esway, Zoltan Korda |
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| Writer: | John Monk Saunders, Hugh Gray, Peter Bezencenet, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 01, 1931 |
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| Director: | John Monk Saunders, Alexander Shaw, Donald Taylor, Alexander Esway, Zoltan Korda |
| Writer: | John Monk Saunders, Hugh Gray, Peter Bezencenet, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
| Genres: | Documentary, History |
| Keywords | aviation, vintage aircraft |
| Production Companies | London Films Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Monk Saunders | Writer, Director |
| Alexander Shaw | Director |
| Hugh Gray | Writer |
| Peter Bezencenet | Writer, Editor |
| Arthur Bliss | Music |
| Richard Q. McNaughton | Editor |
| Lee Garmes | Cinematography |
| Hans Schneeberger | Cinematography |
| Wilkie Cooper | Cinematography |
| George Noble | Cinematography |
| Donald Taylor | Director |
| Alexander Esway | Director |
| Zoltan Korda | Director |
| Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | Story |
| Charles Frend | Supervising Editor |
| William Cameron Menzies | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
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| Alexander Korda | Producer |
| Nigel Tangye | Associate Producer |
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