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The First of the Few

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Calorie Rating: 166
Released: 1942-09-14
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 118 Minutes
Studios: British Aviation Pictures,


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 / Directors

George Pollock
Assistant Director


Cast

Leslie Howard
Character: R.J. Mitchell
David Niven
Character: Geoffrey Crisp
Rosamund John
Character: Diana Mitchell

Roland Culver
Character: Commander Bride
Anne Firth
Character: Miss Harper
David Horne
Character: Mr. Higgins

J.H. Roberts
Character: Sir Robert McLean
Derrick De Marney
Character: Squadron Leader Jefferson
Rosalyn Boulter
Character: Mabel Lovesay

Herbert Cameron
Character: MacPherson
Toni Edgar-Bruce
Character: Lady Houston
Gordon McLeod
Character: Major Buchan

George Skillan
Character: Mr. Royce
Erik Freund
Character: Messerschmitt
Fritz Wendhausen
Character: Von Straben

John Chandos
Character: Krantz
Victor Beaumont
Character: Von Crantz
Suzanne Clair
Character: Madeleine

Filippo Del Giudice
Character: Bertorelli
Brefni O'Rorke
Character: The Specialist
Gerry Wilmot
Character: Radio Announcer

Jack Peach
Character: Radio Announcer
Leslie Ruth Howard
Character: American Nurse


Production and Crew

Henry C. James
Original Story
Katherine Strueby
Original Story
Miles Malleson
Screenplay

Paul Sheriff
Art Direction
W. Percy Day
Art Department Coordinator

Adrian Brunel
Production Manager
Sidney Cole
Technical Supervisor

Jack Hildyard
Camera Operator
Phil C. Samuel
Production Manager
Harry Miller
Sound Editor

John Dennis
Recording Supervision
Georges PĂ©rinal
Director of Photography

William Walton
Original Music Composer
Muir Mathieson
Original Music Composer