Production Credits The Conquest of the Air
The Conquest of the Air
Full Cast & Crew
An in-depth look at the talented ensemble and technical visionaries who brought The Conquest of the Air to life.
The Cast
50 Members
Frederick CulleyRoger Bacon
Laurence OlivierVincent Lunardi
Franklin DyallJerome de Ascoli
Henry VictorOtto Lilienthal
Hay PetrieTiberius Cavallo
John TurnbullVon Zeppelin
Charles LefeauxLouis Bleriot
Bryan PowleyGeorge Cayley
Alan WheatleyGiovanni Alfonso Borelli
John AbbottJean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
Charles FrendNarrator (voice)
Edward Ashley(uncredited)
Italo BalboItalo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Memo BenassiFrancesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)
Denville BondOliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)
Tom Campbell BlackTom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles CarrettLatham's Manager (uncredited)
Andrea ChecchiZoroastro (uncredited)
Arthur CloustonArthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul CodosPaul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bryan Coleman(uncredited)
Derrick De Marney(uncredited)
Amelia EarhartAmelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)
Don Gemmell(uncredited)
Cameron HallDr. John Jeffries (uncredited)
Henry HallattJean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)
Pearl Hay(uncredited)
Ronnie HepworthBoy (uncredited)
Charles HickmanOrville Wright (uncredited)
Bert HinklerBert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anthony HollesMechanic (uncredited)
David HorneNero (uncredited)
Amy JohnsonAmy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Kingsford SmithCharles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betty Kirby-GreenBetty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kenneth KoveGentleman at Reception (uncredited)
Charles A. LindberghCharles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter MaddenAmerican Airliner Pilot (uncredited)
Percy MarmontWilbur Wright (uncredited)
David NicolAlfred Leblanc (uncredited)
Carlo NinchiGabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)
Hilary PritchardCayley's Coachman (uncredited)
Michael RennieMarquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)
Maurice RossiMaurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roy RoystonHubert Latham (uncredited)
C.W.A. ScottC.W.A. Scott (archive footage) (uncredited)
Margaretta ScottIsobella d'Este (uncredited)
Leonard ShepherdAbbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)
Dick VernonSimon the Magician (uncredited)
Ben WebsterLeonardo da Vinci (uncredited)
Technical Crew
Top Credits
Alexander EswayDirector
Zoltan KordaDirector
John Monk SaundersDirector
Alexander KordaProducer
Alexander ShawDirector
John Monk SaundersWriter
Hugh GrayWriter
Peter BezencenetWriter
Peter BezencenetEditor
Richard Q. McNaughtonEditor
Donald TaylorDirector