The First of the Few (Spitfire)
In 1920s, R.J. Mitchell is known as a famous aircraft designer. But a holiday in Germany he persuaded Hitler that it is vital to create a perfectly new type of plane which had huge impacts on Britain
11 July 1884, London, England, UK
27 July 1917, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
1 February 1917, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
19 July 1919, West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [now in Merseyside], England, UK
26 June 1889, Dublin, Ireland
19 October 1913, Tottenham, London, England, UK
27 September 1907, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK
4 June 1892, London, England, UK
1 August 1918, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
13 February 1899, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, UK
7 November 1912, Berlin, Germany
1 March 1910, London, England, UK
January 31, 2018
This film is brilliantly conceived, superbly produced and directed, and has some of the finest lighting and photography yet seen in British films.
