The Lion Has Wings
The Film Hitler Doesn't Want You To See!
6.4(14) 1939-11-03 76 minDocumentaryWar
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.
DirectorAdrian Brunel
DirectorBrian Desmond Hurst
DirectorMichael Powell
WriterAdrian Brunel
WriterE. V. H. Emmett
Original Music ComposerRichard Addinsell
DirectorAlexander Korda
ProducerAlexander Korda
Cast & characters
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
No photo
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
Archibald Batty
as Air Officer
Ian Fleming
as Air Officer
Charles Carson
as Anti-aircraft Officer
John Penrose
as Unnamed Character
No photo
Frank Tickle
as Unnamed Character
John Robinson
as Unnamed Character
Derrick De Marney
as Bill - Navigator
Carl Jaffe
as Unnamed Character
No photo
Gerald Case
as Unnamed Character
