

“The thrilling human story behind the plane that licked the Luftwaffe!”
This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.
Director: Leslie Howard
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Leslie Howard
R.J. Mitchell

David Niven
Geoffrey Crisp

Rosamund John
Diana Mitchell

Roland Culver
Commander Bride
Anne Firth
Miss Harper

David Horne
Mr. Higgins

J.H. Roberts
Sir Robert McLean

Derrick De Marney
Squadron Leader Jefferson
Rosalyn Boulter
Mabel Lovesay
Herbert Cameron
MacPherson

Toni Edgar-Bruce
Lady Houston

Gordon McLeod
Major Buchan
George Skillan
Mr. Royce
Erik Freund
Messerschmitt

Fritz Wendhausen
Von Straben

John Chandos
Krantz
Victor Beaumont
Von Crantz
Suzanne Clair
Madeleine
Filippo Del Giudice
Bertorelli

Brefni O'Rorke
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