Rent The First of the Few (1942)
3.7 of 5 from 67 ratings
1h 54min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
Filmed during the dark days of 1942, this is the immortal story of the Spitfire which had helped to win the Battle of Britain the previous year. Leslie Howard stars as R.J. Mitchell, the inventor of the Spitfire, whose aircraft designs were turned down for funding by Whitehall because they were too revolutionary. A chance meeting with Messerschmitt in the early 1930's gives Mitchell the inspiration to build Britain's fastest and deadliest fighter plane. But first he must find a devil-may-care pilot to risk his life on the test flights. Salvation comes in the form of Geoffrey Crisp (David Niven), an out of work veteran fighter pilot from the First World War. Together they build the aircraft that so many will owe their lives to. However, as Mitchell strives to perfect his fighter plane, he is rocked by the news that he has only one-year to live unless he stops working. His stark choice is to save himself or save his country. - Actors:
- Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John, Roland Culver, Anne Firth, David Horne, J.H. Roberts, Derrick De Marney, Rosalyn Boulter, Herbert Cameron, Toni Edgar-Bruce, Gordon McLeod, George Skillan, Erik Freund, Fritz Wendhausen, John Chandos, Victor Beaumont, Suzanne Clair, Filippo Del Giudice, Brefni O'Rorke
- Directors:
- Leslie Howard
- Producers:
- Leslie Howard, George King, John Stafford
- Writers:
- Henry C. James, Katherine Strueby
- Aka:
- Spitfire
- Studio:
- Showbox
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: Operation Mincemeat, All the Twos: 1902-62, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 3, Top 10 British War Films (1939-45), Top 10 Films About Planes and Pilots, WWII Films: The Battle of Britain & In the Air
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/04/2012
- Run Time:
- 119 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- A Conversation with David Niven
- Warbirds: The Royal Air Force
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