The Lion Has Wings (1939) - film review
Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Michael Powell, Alexander Korda
Drama / War
Summary
The Lion Has Wings is a British war film first released in 1939,
directed by Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Michael Powell and Alexander Korda.
The film stars Merle Oberon, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez, Flora Robson and Robert Douglas.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Michael Powell, Alexander Korda
- Script: Adrian Brunel, Ian Dalrymple, E.V.H. Emmett
- Photo: Osmond Borradaile, Bernard Browne, Harry Stradling Sr.
- Music: Richard Addinsell
- Cast: Merle Oberon (Mrs. Richardson), Ralph Richardson (Wing Commander Richardson), June Duprez (June), Flora Robson (Queen Elizabeth I (edited from: Fire Over England)), Robert Douglas (Briefing officer), Anthony Bushell (Pilot), Brian Worth (Bobby), Austin Trevor (Schulemburg), Ivan Brandt (Officer), G.H. Mulcaster (Controller), Herbert Lomas (Holveg), Milton Rosmer (Head of Observer Corps), Ronald Adam (Bomber Chief), Robert Rendel (Chief of Air Staff), John Longden (Unnamed character), Archibald Batty (Air Officer), Ian Fleming (Unnamed character), Charles Carson (Unnamed character), John Penrose (Unnamed character), Frank Tickle (Unnamed character), John Robinson (Unnamed character), Derrick De Marney (Bill), Carl Jaffe (Unnamed character), Gerald Case (Unnamed character), Torin Thatcher (Seaman receiving information about German activity), Bernard Miles (Observer Controller), E.V.H. Emmett (Narrator, UK version), Lowell Thomas (Narrator, US version), Raymond Huntley (Minor Role), King George VI (Himself), Miles Malleson (Minor Role), Princess Margaret (Herself), Queen Elizabeth II (Herself), Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (Herself), Ronald Shiner (Minor Role)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 76 min; B&W
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