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The First of the Few (US title Spitfire) is a 1942 British black-and-white biographical film produced and directed by Leslie Howard, who stars as R. J. Mitchell, the designer of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft.
With Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John, Roland Culver. Aircraft designer/patriot R. J. Mitchell, alarmed at growing German militarism, works to perfect a defense against the German Messerschmidt at the cost of his health.
Nov 8, 2009 · The First of the Few (US title Spitfire) is a 1942 British black-and-white biographical film produced and directed by Leslie Howard, who stars as R. J. Mitchell, the designer of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft.
Dec 12, 2023 · The First of the Few, Spitfire. Several years after successfully designing a revolutionary high-speed monoplane, famed British aviator R.J. Mitchell (Leslie Howard) travels to early Nazi Germany for a vacation with his friend Geoffrey Crisp (David Niven), a test pilot.
Watch the trailer and read the reviews of this classic war drama that tells the story of how the Spitfire plane was created by R.J. Mitchell and Geoffrey Crisp. The First of the Few is based on a true account of aviation history and features Leslie Howard as the director.
An aircraft designer struggles to create a new kind of fighter plane to take on the Nazis.
The First of the Few. Directed by Leslie Howard • 1942 • United Kingdom. The true story of R.J. Mitchell (portrayed here producer/director Leslie Howard), a gifted aircraft designer whose insightful engineer designs between the two World Wars were matched by his prescient fear of German militarism.
