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The First of the Few

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The First of the Few
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1hr 28min
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1942
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Synopsis: Not a remake of the 1934 Katharine Hepburn film of the same name, Spitfire was originally released in Great Britain as The First of the Few. Director Leslie Howard stars in this dramatization of the life and work of R.J. Mitchell, inventor of the Spitfire fighter plane. The film suggests, accurately as it turns out, that Mitchell was aware of Hitler's plans to conquer Europe by the air long before anyone else caught on (we see him watching a suspicious-looking group of "amateur" German gliding enthusiasts ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
R.J. Mitchell
Geoffrey Crisp
Diana Mitchell
Commander Bride
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