The First of the Few
  • Title: The First of the Few
  • Original Title: The First of the Few
  • Release Date: 14/09/1942
  • Tagline: The thrilling human story behind the plane that licked the Luftwaffe!
  • Duration:118 Min / 01:58
  • Country:GB
  • Genre:WarDrama

About Film

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.

Movie Rating: 6.7

Total Votes: 39

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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...