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The First of the Few (75th anniversary of the outbreak of WWII)
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This year sees the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of WWII and to celebrate our victory we shall be releasing this stunning dual format release of the 1942 War epic The First of the Few , which also features the new Story of the Spitfire 60 minute documentary as an extra! Directed/Starring Gone With The Wind s Leslie Howard in his final performance before his tragic death.
Co-starring Oscar winner David Niven (The Pink Panther). Chronicling the life of famed aircraft designer, R.J. Mitchell, this action-packed biopic details how he came to design a new fighter plane that we came to call the Spitfire. By the late 1920's R.J. Mitchell felt he had achieved all he wanted with his revolutionary mono-planes winning trophy after trophy.
After a holiday in Germany, during Hitler s meteoric rise to power, Mitchell is convinced it is vital to design a completely new type of fighter plane, that he came to call the Spitfire, whose aerial superiority won the Battle of Britain. Story of the Spitfire details the development of the Supermarine Spitfire from its predecessor the seaplane racer and the effects its creation had on the Battle of Britain.
- Screenbound
- 119 minutes
- Leslie Howard
- PG
- Leslie Howard
- David Niven
- Rosamund John
- Roland Culver
- 2
The First of the Few (75th anniversary of the outbreak of WWII)
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Blu-ray
MSRP: $29.99
$25.99
Save: $4.00
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This year sees the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of WWII and to celebrate our victory we shall be releasing this stunning dual format release of the 1942 War epic The First of the Few , which also features the new Story of the Spitfire 60 minute documentary as an extra! Directed/Starring Gone With The Wind s Leslie Howard in his final performance before his tragic death.
Co-starring Oscar winner David Niven (The Pink Panther). Chronicling the life of famed aircraft designer, R.J. Mitchell, this action-packed biopic details how he came to design a new fighter plane that we came to call the Spitfire. By the late 1920's R.J. Mitchell felt he had achieved all he wanted with his revolutionary mono-planes winning trophy after trophy.
After a holiday in Germany, during Hitler s meteoric rise to power, Mitchell is convinced it is vital to design a completely new type of fighter plane, that he came to call the Spitfire, whose aerial superiority won the Battle of Britain. Story of the Spitfire details the development of the Supermarine Spitfire from its predecessor the seaplane racer and the effects its creation had on the Battle of Britain.
- Screenbound
- 119 minutes
- Leslie Howard
- PG
- Leslie Howard
- David Niven
- Rosamund John
- Roland Culver
- 2
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