Back home

The Conquest of the Air

4 votes

Producing House

This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930s.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1931-12-01

Runtime: 71 mins

Director: Alexander Esway, John Monk Saunders, Zoltan Korda, Alexander Shaw, Donald Taylor

Writer: Hugh Gray, Peter Bezencenet, John Monk Saunders

Spoken language: English

Genres: History, Documentary

Original title: The Conquest of the Air

Production Companies: London Films Productions

Production Countries: United Kingdom

Recommendations

Leninland
0.5

Leninland

2013-11-30

At the peak of Perestroika, in 1987, in the village of Gorki, where Lenin spent his last years, afte

Led Zeppelin Played Here
4

Led Zeppelin Played Here

2014-10-11

1969. Man lands on the moon. Half a million strong at Woodstock....and Led Zeppelin perform in the g

Amelia
2.8

Amelia

2009-10-22

A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the

Manlife
3

Manlife

2017-06-04

For over 80 years, Merle Hayden has crusaded to recruit members to the utopian movement Lawsonomy. F

The General And Me
0

The General And Me

2017-05-29

Over the period of 25 years the director met General Võ Nguyên Giáp, a legendary hero of Vietnam’s i

Salvador (Puig Antich)
3.4

Salvador (Puig Antich)

2006-05-23

The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's

The Barber of Siberia
3.5

The Barber of Siberia

1998-11-11

Douglas is a foreign entrepreneur, who ventures to Russia in 1885 with dreams of selling a new, expe

The Statue of Liberty
3.4

The Statue of Liberty

1985-10-26

For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations

When We Were Kings
3.8

When We Were Kings

1996-10-25

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years

Erebus: Operation Overdue
3.5

Erebus: Operation Overdue

2014-07-13

On 28 November 1979, an Air New Zealand jet with 257 passengers went missing during a sightseeing to

Velorama
0

Velorama

2014-07-06

Documentary looking at a century of cycling. Commissioned to mark the arrival of the 2014 Tour de Fr

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
3.3

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

2007-05-27

Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is t

100 Years of British Trains
0

100 Years of British Trains

2007-12-10

A fascinating compilation tracing the development of British trains throughout the 20th century. Thi

Thirteen Days
3.5

Thirteen Days

2000-12-25

The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the disc

James May's Top Toys
2.8

James May's Top Toys

2005-12-21

James May presents a celebration of the toys which have survived across the decades, including Mecca

Red Cliff
3.6

Red Cliff

2008-07-10

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emp

Air Parade
0

Air Parade

1951-01-01

A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made fo

The Vasulka Effect
1.2

The Vasulka Effect

2020-10-01

The opening of The Vasulka Effect couldn’t be more apt: Steina Vasulka addresses her husband Woody t

Atari: Game Over
3.3

Atari: Game Over

2014-11-19

The Xbox Originals documentary that chronicles the fall of the Atari Corporation through the lens of

Not Quite Hollywood
3.4

Not Quite Hollywood

2008-08-28

As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art hou