poster

1931

(12/01/1931) (GB)

History, Documentary,

1h 11m

42

User Score

Overview

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.

1931

42

User Score

(12/01/1931) (GB)

History, Documentary,

1h 11m

Overview

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.

Cast

Frederick Culley

Frederick Culley

Roger Bacon

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Vincent Lunardi

Franklin Dyall

Franklin Dyall

Jerome de Ascoli

Henry Victor

Henry Victor

Otto Lilienthal

Hay Petrie

Hay Petrie

Tiberius Cavallo

John Turnbull

John Turnbull

Von Zeppelin

Charles Lefeaux

Charles Lefeaux

Louis Bleriot

Bryan Powley

Bryan Powley

George Cayley

Alan Wheatley

Alan Wheatley

Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

John Abbott

John Abbott

Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

Charles Frend

Charles Frend

Narrator (voice)

Edward Ashley

Edward Ashley

(uncredited)

Italo Balbo

Italo Balbo

Italo Balbo (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

Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles Carrett

Charles Carrett

Latham's Manager (uncredited)

Andrea Checchi

Andrea Checchi

Zoroastro (uncredited)

Arthur Clouston

Arthur Clouston

Arthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited)

Paul Codos

Paul Codos

Paul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited)