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The First of the Few

1942 · Leslie Howard · 118 min

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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.

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6.7/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database42 votesTMDB
Leslie HowardR.J. MitchellDavid NivenGeoffrey CrispRosamund JohnDiana MitchellRoland CulverCommander BrideAnne FirthMiss HarperDavid HorneMr. HigginsJ.H. RobertsSir Robert McLeanDerrick De MarneySquadron Leader JeffersonRRosalyn BoulterMabel LovesayHHerbert CameronMacPhersonToni Edgar-BruceLady HoustonGordon McLeodMajor BuchanGGeorge SkillanMr. RoyceEErik FreundMesserschmittFritz WendhausenVon Straben

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Leslie HowardR.J. MitchellDavid NivenGeoffrey CrispRosamund JohnDiana MitchellRoland CulverCommander BrideAnne FirthMiss HarperDavid HorneMr. HigginsJ.H. RobertsSir Robert McLeanDerrick De MarneySquadron Leader JeffersonRRosalyn BoulterMabel LovesayHHerbert CameronMacPhersonToni Edgar-BruceLady HoustonGordon McLeodMajor BuchanGGeorge SkillanMr. RoyceEErik FreundMesserschmittFritz WendhausenVon Straben

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