The Lion Has Wings (1939)

The Lion Has Wings (1939) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
73 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1939 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Michael Powell
Brian Desmond Hurst

Written By:
Adrian Brunel
Ian Dalrymple

Actors:
Merle Oberon ..... Mrs. Richardson
Ralph Richardson ..... Wing Commander Richardson
June Duprez ..... June
Flora Robson ..... Queen Elizabeth I (edited from: Fire Over England)
Robert Douglas ..... Briefing officer
Anthony Bushell ..... Pilot
Brian Worth ..... Bobby
Austin Trevor ..... Schulemburg
Ivan Brandt ..... Officer
G.H. Mulcaster ..... Controller
Herbert Lomas ..... Holveg
Milton Rosmer ..... Head of Observer Corps
Ronald Adam ..... Bomber Chief
Robert Rendel ..... Chief of Air Staff
John Longden ..... Unnamed character
Laurence Olivier ..... Tony McVane
Ralph Richardson ..... Maj. Charles Hammond
Valerie Hobson ..... Kay Lawrence
George Curzon ..... Jenkins
George Merritt ..... Mr. Barrett
Gus McNaughton ..... Blenkinsop, Hammond's Butler
David Tree ..... R. Mackenzie
Sandra Storme ..... Daphne
Hay Petrie ..... Stage Door Keeper
Frank Fox ..... Karl
George Butler ..... Air Marshal Gosport
Gordon McLeod ..... The Baron
John Longden ..... John Peters, a Pilot (as John Longdon)

Synopsis:

Alexander Korda's bit for the British war effort shows the world both at peace and on the verge of Nazi domination. Spliced together to form a documentary style film of both newsreel and acting. This first of its kind in propaganda films of World War II, shows the might of the English Empire and its eagerness to stand up to the oppressors of morality and free will. Crude but effective propaganda cinema that sets the tone for things to come. With its stiff upper lip attitude that pays tribute to the nations prides and shows the black plague of Nationalism spreading across Europe that England shall be motivated, ready and willing to retaliate.

The film opens with a newsreel style documentary comparing life in Britain to life in Nazi Germany, narrated by E.V.H. Emmett in the upbeat and patriotic narrative style common to such newsreels in Britain. This mainly uses existing newsreel footage with some additional footage shot especially for this film. It includes scenes from Fire Over England with Queen Elizabeth I giving her speech to the troops at Tilbury about repelling invaders. It also compares the relaxed lifestyles and openness of the British Royal Family and the British people with the militarism of Nazi Germany by including footage from Triumph of the Will (Triumph des Willens).

A 'documentary' style film to praise the R.A.F. at the start of World War II. The 'Michael Powell' touch adds to the stock footage to bring us the people involved in a bomber attack on the Keil Canal and a Spitfire night fighter repulsion of the Nazi bombers.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 06 July, 2012.

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