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The Lion Has Wings

62 %|Nov 3, 1939|Documentary, War

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.

Featured Crew

Adrian Brunel
Director
Brian Desmond Hurst
Director
Michael Powell
Director
Adrian Brunel
Writer
Ian Dalrymple
Story
E. V. H. Emmett
Writer
Bernard Browne
Camera Operator
Osmond Borradaile
Camera Operator

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Cast

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Merle Oberon
Mrs. Richardson
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Ralph Richardson
Wing Commander Richardson
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Flora Robson
Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
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Robert Douglas
Briefing Officer
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Austin Trevor
Schulemberg - German Air Chief of Staff
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Ivan Brandt
Air Officer
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G.H. Mulcaster
Controller
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Milton Rosmer
Head of Observer Corps
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Ronald Adam
German Bomber Chief
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Robert Rendel
British Chief of Air Staff
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John Longden
Unnamed Character
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Archibald Batty
Air Officer
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Ian Fleming
Air Officer
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Charles Carson
Anti-aircraft Officer
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John Penrose
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Frank Tickle
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John Robinson
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Derrick De Marney
Bill - Navigator
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Carl Jaffe
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Gerald Case
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Torin Thatcher
Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity
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Bernard Miles
Civilian Observer Controller
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E. V. H. Emmett
Commentator