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The Conquest of the Air

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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.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1931-12-01

Runtime: 71 mins

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

Writer: John Monk Saunders, Hugh Gray, Peter Bezencenet

Spoken language: English

Genres: History, Documentary

Original title: The Conquest of the Air

Production Companies: London Films Productions

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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