The First of the Few

Synopsis

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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When & where

Streaming on

• Criterion Channel↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Leslie Howard
  as R.J. Mitchell
• 
  David Niven
  as Geoffrey Crisp
• 
  Rosamund John
  as Diana Mitchell
• 
  Roland Culver
  as Commander Bride
• A
  Anne Firth
  as Miss Harper
• 
  David Horne
  as Mr. Higgins

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