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The First of the Few

The First of the Few

6.7/ 10

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1942

Release Year

118 min

Runtime

War
Drama

Overview

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.

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Keywords

world war ii
biography
aviation
black and white
spitfire

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

June 3, 2024

7
7/10

Leslie Howard had a hand in just about everything here, and has delivered quite a poignant story of a dedicated and visionary man who might just have a legitimate claim to really have helped stave off the Nazis. He portrays R.J. Mitchell, a man whose vision was as an aircraft designer. We were still

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