Rent Spitfire (2018)

Interesting and occasionally spine-tingling - Spitfire review by PS

A beautifully shot and well-constructed documentary on the origins, action and mythology of the iconic aeroplane. Lots of archive footage, modern flying Spitfires and Hurricanes, and interviews with ex-pilots and Wrens. There was more than one moment when I developed a strange patriotic lump in my throat! This film does suffer slightly from the modern documentarian's obsession with background music, but it's not as bad as most.

Incidentally one of the Battle of Britain veterans they interview is the late Geoffrey Wellum, who wrote a really compelling memoir of his experiences training and fighting in the RAF. Well worth a read for a deeper insight.

Thrilling - Spitfire review by CW

I had rented this for my husband who is v interested in the history of the Spitfire. We started watching & I was spellbound. There are fascinating and poignant interviews with the surviving fighter pilots as well as two of the women who ferried the planes. One woman was 101 when interviewed. She got to see the last Spitfire she had delivered. There are film clips, both British and German of arial combat. There are scenes of arial manoeuvres that are like watching a gymnast suspended in time. I gasped. The special features are as good as the movie, showing how the documentary was made. I watched Spitfire twice and highly recommend it.