The First of the Few

The First of the Few

Released on
War, Drama
Runtime
118 mins
(38 votes)

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.

Cast

  • 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
  • Gerry Wilmot
  • Jack Peach

Director

  • Leslie Howard

Producers

  • Leslie Howard

Screenwriter

  • Miles Malleson
  • Anatole de Grunwald

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