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The First of the Few

The thrilling human story behind the plane that licked the Luftwaffe!

6.7(42)19421h 58m2

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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Released
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Language
English
  • world war ii
  • biography
  • aviation
  • black and white
  • spitfire

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalGReleased as "Spitfire" in the USA12 Jun 1943
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU14 Sept 1942
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatricale Livre1 Jan 1943
  • MexicoMX

    • TheatricalB-1514 Sept 1942
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/1414 Sept 1942

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The First of the Few was released on 14 September 1942.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/3/2024

    7/10

    Leslie Howard had a hand in just about everything here, and has delivered quite a poignant story of a dedicated and visionary man who might just have a legitimate claim to really have helped stave off the Nazis. He portrays R.J. Mitchell, a man whose vision was as an aircraft designer. We were still using bi-planes at the time and though the engineering of flight was now well established, he was determined to push th…

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