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The Lion Has Wings(1939)

November 3, 19391h 16m

Documentary War

64%User score 64 percent

User Score

14 votes

The Film Hitler Doesn't Want You To See!

Overview

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.

Director: Brian Desmond Hurst, Adrian Brunel, Michael Powell
Writers: Adrian Brunel, E. V. H. Emmett, Ian Dalrymple

Top Billed Cast

Merle Oberon
Mrs. Richardson
Ralph Richardson
Wing Commander Richardson
June Duprez
June
Flora Robson
Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)

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The Lion Has Wings (1939) | Watch Free Online Movies

Robert Douglas

Briefing Officer

Anthony Bushell

Pilot

Brian Worth

Bobby

Austin Trevor

Schulemberg - German Air Chief of Staff

G.H. Mulcaster

Controller

Herbert Lomas

Holveg

Milton Rosmer

Head of Observer Corps

Ronald Adam

German Bomber Chief

Robert Rendel

British Chief of Air Staff

John Longden

Unnamed Character

Archibald Batty

Air Officer

Ian Fleming

Air Officer

Charles Carson

Anti-aircraft Officer

John Penrose

Unnamed Character

John Robinson

Unnamed Character

Derrick De Marney

Bill - Navigator

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Facts

Status: Released
Original title: The Lion Has Wings
Original language: English
Production: London Films Productions

Keywords

propaganda
raf (royal air force)
aviation