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The First of the Few

The First of the Few1942

★6.7118 minWarDrama

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

Writer

Miles Malleson Anatole de Grunwald

Score

Muir Mathieson William Walton

Stars

Leslie Howard David Niven Rosamund John

Cast22

Leslie Howard
as R.J. Mitchell
David Niven
as Geoffrey Crisp
Rosamund John
as Diana Mitchell
Roland Culver
as Commander Bride
Anne Firth
as Miss Harper
David Horne
as Mr. Higgins
J.H. Roberts
as Sir Robert McLean
Derrick De Marney
as Squadron Leader Jefferson
R
Rosalyn Boulter
as Mabel Lovesay
H
Herbert Cameron
as MacPherson
Toni Edgar-Bruce
as Lady Houston
Gordon McLeod
as Major Buchan
G
George Skillan
as Mr. Royce
E
Erik Freund
as Messerschmitt
Fritz Wendhausen
as Von Straben
John Chandos
as Krantz
V
Victor Beaumont
as Von Crantz
S
Suzanne Clair
as Madeleine
F
Filippo Del Giudice
as Bertorelli
Brefni O'Rorke
as The Specialist
G
Gerry Wilmot
as Radio Announcer
J
Jack Peach
as Radio Announcer

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