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The Lion Has Wings
The Film Hitler Doesn't Want You To See!
6.4(15)19391h 16m
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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Cast
Merle Oberon
Mrs. Richardson
Ralph Richardson
Wing Commander Richardson
June Duprez
June
Flora Robson
Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
Robert Douglas
Briefing Officer
Anthony Bushell
Pilot
Brian Worth
Bobby
Austin Trevor
Schulemberg - German Air Chief of Staff
Ivan Brandt
Air Officer
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
Frank Tickle
Unnamed Character
John Robinson
Unnamed Character
Derrick De Marney
Bill - Navigator
Carl Jaffe
Unnamed Character
Gerald Case
Unnamed Character
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Crew
Directing
- Adrian BrunelDirector
- Brian Desmond HurstDirector
- Michael PowellDirector
- Alexander KordaDirector
Writing
- Adrian BrunelWriter
- Ian DalrympleStory
- E. V. H. EmmettWriter
Production
- Alexander KordaProducer
- Ian DalrympleAssociate Producer
Camera
- Bernard BrowneCamera Operator
- Osmond BorradaileCamera Operator
- Harry Stradling Sr.Director of Photography
Editing
- Henry CorneliusEditor
- Charles FrendEditor
- Hugh StewartEditor
- Derek N. TwistEditor
Sound
- Richard AddinsellOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Vincent KordaSupervising Art Director