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Conquest of the Air was a 1936 documentary film on the evolution of aviation, up until the early stages of World War Two. It features historical footage of the developments of commercial and military aviation; including the early stages of technology developments in design, propulsion, and air navigation aids. It was a London Films production, commissioned by the Air Ministry of the British Government.
It appears that the film was initially commissioned by Alexander Korda prior to the advent of WW2 - and the Air Ministry saw the value in promoting Britain's contribution and leadership in aviation during this period. Some fascinating footage is featured of the early phases of automated flight, navigational equipment, and the transitions between civil and military developments. This includes heavy bombers; fast fighter aircraft and the advent of naval aviation (aircraft carrier), plus the initial experiments with vertical rotary flight (helicopters).
An updated version was released in 1940, and released in the United States on 20 May 1940.[1]
References
- ^ "Conquest of the Air (1936) - Release dates". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032354/releaseinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
External links
- Conquest of the Air at the Internet Movie Database
- Conquest of the Air is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
Films directed by Zoltan Korda 1930s Men of Tomorrow (1932) · Cash (1933) · Sanders of the River (1935) · Conquest of the Air (1936) · Elephant Yours (1937) · The Drum (1938) · The Four Feathers (1939)1940s Jungle Book (1942) · Sahara (1943) · Counter-Attack (1945) · The Macomber Affair (1947) · A Woman's Vengeance (1948)1950s Cry, the Beloved Country (1952) · Storm Over the Nile (1955)The films of Alexander Korda 1910s Orhaz a Karpatokban (with Gyula Zilahi) · A Becsapott újságíró (with Gyula Zilahi) · Tutyu és Totyó · Lyon Lea (with M. Miklós Pásztory) · A Tiszti kardbojt · Mesék az írógépröl · Mágnás Miska · Fehér éjszakák · Ciklámen · Az egymillió fontos bankó · A Nevetö Szaszkia · A Nagymama · A Kétszívü férfi · A Dolovai nábob leánya · St. Peter's Umbrella · Harrison és Barrison · Faun · A Gólyakalifa · Mágia · Mary Ann · Yamata · Neither at Home or Abroad · White Rose · Ave Caesar!1920s A 111-es · The Prince and the Pauper · Herren der Meere · Die Tragödie eines verschollenen Fürstensohnes · Samson and Delilah · Das unbekannte Morgen · Jedermanns Frau · Tragödie im Hause Habsburg · Dance Fever · Madame Doesn't Want Children · A Modern Dubarry · The Stolen Bride · The Private Life of Helen of Troy · Yellow Lily · Night Watch · Love and the Devil · The Squall · Her Private Life1930s Lilies of the Field · Women Everywhere · Princess and the Plumber · The Golden Anchor · Rive gauche · Marius · Die Männer um Lucie · Längtan till havet (with John W. Brunius) · La dame de chez Maxim's · Service for Ladies · Wedding Rehearsal · The Private Life of Henry VIII · The Girl from Maxim's · The Private Life of Don Juan · Rembrandt1940s Productions That Night in London (1932) · Men of Tomorrow (1932) · Strange Evidence (1933) · Counsel's Opinion (1933) · Cash (1933) (with Randall Faye) · Catherine the Great (1934) · The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) · Things Are Looking Up (1935) (with Michael Balcon) · Sanders of the River (1935) · The Ghost Goes West (1935) · Things to Come (1936) · Men Are Not Gods (1936) · The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) · Conquest of the Air (1936) · I, Claudius (1937) (unfinished) · Elephant Boy (1937) · Knight Without Armour (1937) · The Squeaker (1937) · Action for Slander (1937) · South Riding (1938) (with Victor Saville) · Prison Without Bars (1938) (with Arnold Pressburger) · The Four Feathers (1939) · Over the Moon (1939) · The Lion Has Wings (1939) · 21 Days (1940) · The Thief of Bagdad (1940) · Lydia (1941) · Jungle Book (1942) · Anna Karenina (1948)Categories:- British documentary films
- History of aviation
- Aviation films
- 1936 films
- London Films films
- Historical documentary film stubs
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