The Lion Has Wings

The Lion Has Wings

76 mins | Documentary, War | Nov. 3, 1939

This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the British people against the Nazis.

The Lion Has Wings

76 mins | Documentary, War | Nov. 3, 1939

The Lion Has Wings
This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the British people against the Nazis.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers London Film Productions
Original title The Lion Has Wings
Directors Brian Desmond Hurst, Adrian Brunel, Michael Powell, Alexander Korda
Writers E. V. H. Emmett, Ian Dalrymple, Adrian Brunel

Cast

Merle Oberon

as Mrs. Richardson

Ralph Richardson

as Wing Commander Richardson

June Duprez

as June

Flora Robson

as Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)

Robert Douglas

as Briefing Officer

Anthony Bushell

as Pilot

Brian Worth

as Bobby

Austin Trevor

as Schulemberg - German Air Chief of Staff

Ivan Brandt

as Air Officer

G.H. Mulcaster

as Controller

Herbert Lomas

as Holveg

Milton Rosmer

as Head of Observer Corps

Ronald Adam

as German Bomber Chief

Robert Rendel

as British Chief of Air Staff

John Longden

as Unnamed Character

Archibald Batty

as Air Officer

Ian Fleming

as Air Officer

Charles Carson

as Anti-aircraft Officer

John Penrose

as Unnamed Character

Frank Tickle

as Unnamed Character

John Robinson

as Unnamed Character

Derrick De Marney

as Bill - Navigator

Carl Jaffe

as Unnamed Character

Gerald Case

as Unnamed Character

Torin Thatcher

as Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity

Bernard Miles

as Civilian Observer Controller

E. V. H. Emmett

as Commentator