The Conquest of the Air (Movie)

1936 / Director: Zoltan Korda, John Monk Saunders, Alexander Esway / Avg Rating: 4.3 out of 10
This early docudrama uses dramatic re-enactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930's.
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