The Lion Has Wings (1939)

Name: The Lion Has Wings
Genre: Documentary, War, Drama
Released: 1939-11-03
Duration: 76 min
Cast: Merle Oberon, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez, Flora Robson, Robert Douglas

The Film Hitler Doesn't Want You To See!

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.

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Released 1939-11-03 · 76 min · Documentary, War, Drama

Directed by Adrian Brunel, Michael Powell, Brian Desmond Hurst

Cast

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