The Lion Has Wings
The Film Hitler Doesn't Want You To See!
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.
Cast
Merle Oberon
Mrs. Richardson
Ralph Richardson
Wing Commander Richardson
June Duprez
June
Flora Robson
Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
Robert Douglas
Briefing Officer
Anthony Bushell
Pilot
Brian Worth
Bobby
Austin Trevor
Schulemberg - German Air Chief of Staff
Ivan Brandt
Air Officer
G.H. Mulcaster
Controller
Herbert Lomas
Holveg
Milton Rosmer
Head of Observer Corps
Ronald Adam
German Bomber Chief
Robert Rendel
British Chief of Air Staff
John Longden
Unnamed Character
Storyline
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.
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