The Lion Has Wings

Name: The Lion Has Wings
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 1939
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 6.4

1939 · 76 min

Documentary · War

★ 6.4

Criterion

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.

Crew

Director Brian Desmond Hurst
Director Adrian Brunel
Director Michael Powell
Director Alexander Korda
Writer Adrian Brunel
Writer E. V. H. Emmett
Story Ian Dalrymple
Director of Photography Harry Stradling Sr.

Cast

Merle Oberon
Mrs. Richardson
Ralph Richardson
Wing Commander Richardson
June Duprez
June
Flora Robson
Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
Robert Douglas
Briefing Officer
Anthony Bushell
Pilot
Brian Worth
Bobby
Austin Trevor
Schulemberg - German Air Chief of Staff
I
Ivan Brandt
Air Officer
G.H. Mulcaster
Controller
Herbert Lomas
Holveg
Milton Rosmer
Head of Observer Corps

Crew

Director — Brian Desmond Hurst
Director — Adrian Brunel
Director — Michael Powell
Director — Alexander Korda
Writer — Adrian Brunel
Writer — E. V. H. Emmett
Story — Ian Dalrymple
Director of Photography — Harry Stradling Sr.

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