The Lion Has Wings
1939-11-03
76 mins
The Plot
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.
Cast and Crew
Merle Oberon
Mrs. Richardson
Ralph Richardson
Wing Commander Richardson
June Duprez
June
Flora Robson
Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
Robert Douglas
Briefing Officer
Anthony Bushell
Pilot
Brian Worth
Bobby
Austin Trevor
Schulemberg - German Air Chief of Staff
Ivan Brandt
Air Officer
G.H. Mulcaster
Controller
Herbert Lomas
Holveg
Milton Rosmer
Head of Observer Corps
Ronald Adam
German Bomber Chief
Robert Rendel
British Chief of Air Staff
John Longden
Unnamed Character
Archibald Batty
Air Officer
Ian Fleming
Air Officer
Charles Carson
Anti-aircraft Officer
John Penrose
Unnamed Character
Frank Tickle
Unnamed Character
John Robinson
Unnamed Character
Derrick De Marney
Bill - Navigator
Carl Jaffe
Unnamed Character
Gerald Case
Unnamed Character
Torin Thatcher
Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity
Bernard Miles
Civilian Observer Controller
