The First of the Few 1942 [x264-ac3-mkv] (oan)

The First of the Few, (known as Spitfire in the United States), is a 1942 British film, starring and directed by Leslie Howard, and co-starring David Niven. The film score was written by William Walton, the Spitfire Prelude and Fugue. It is a biography of R.J. Mitchell, the designer of the Supermarine Spitfire. The film's title refers to the words of Winston Churchill who, when speaking of the Battle of Britain aircrew said: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." Almost inevitably, because the film was made during the Second World War and dealt with subjects related to the war, it was effectively propaganda and consequently contained several inaccuracies: * In the film Mitchell's exact illness is not mentioned. Mitchell had rectal cancer and had a colostomy in 1933. However the film gave many people the impression that he had tuberculosis. * Mitchell did not work himself to death on the Spitfire, an impression one could conceivably get from this film. He did make sacrifices for his work despite the pain of his illness, and he did continue tweaking and perfecting the Spitfire design up until his death, so this is more misleading than inaccurate. * Mitchell did not visit Germany and so never met Willy Messerschmitt. The film shows that the trip convinced him to design the Spitfire. The First of the Few was a British film produced and directed by Leslie Howard, with Howard in the starring role of R.J. Mitchell. It tells the story of Mitchell's life and how he developed the design for the famous RAF fighter. David Niven plays his friend and test pilot Geoffrey Crisp, who narrates the biography in flashback. Leslie Howard bore little resemblance to R. J. Mitchell, however, as Mitchell was a large and athletic man. Howard portrayed Mitchell as upper class and mildmannered. Mitchell - "the Guv'nor" - was in fact working class and had an explosive temper; apprentices were told to watch the colour of his neck and to run if it turned red. However, the film contains precious footage that would be otherwise be lost to posterity: * Film footage of the Supermarine S.4 in taking off from Southampton Water, and in flight, which is now available nowhere else. * Inter-war footage of aerobatic German sailplane flight, of a Grunau Baby in flight, and a Lohning Lo. 100 pulling loop. Again, this is rare footage and thus precious. Leslie Howard's portrayal of Mitchell has a special significance since Howard was killed when the transport aircraft in which he was a passenger was shot down by the Luftwaffe one year after the film was released. http://www.imagebam.com/image/c955d542061214 General Format : Matroska File size : 699 MiB Duration : 1h 53mn Overall bit rate : 859 Kbps Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format profile : [email protected] /* */ Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames Duration : 1h 53mn Bit rate : 650 Kbps Nominal bit rate : 664 Kbps Width : 704 pixels Height : 576 pixels Display aspect ratio : 4/3 Frame rate : 25.000 fps Writing library : x264 core 65 Audio ID : 2 Format : AC-3 Duration : 1h 53mn Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 192 Kbps Language : English

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ioannisarc (2009-10-04)

thank you.

Blind Pew (2011-05-01)

Thanks!
What a propaganda whopper!
Still some good material and some facts.
Thanks again.

starchart (2011-08-14)

excellent movie, many thx.

alicantecolin (2011-10-23)

some excelent original footage of the supermarine sneider trophy winner which the trophy is on display in the science museum in london great britain ,yes we know this film was a propaganda film and historicaly it is not correct as such and were all aware that the ME109 was a superior machine with a mercedes engine and fuel injection.But the beauty of this film is that it highlights the british class system and all the hypocrosy that surrounds it ,now you know why i emigrated .

alicantecolin (2011-10-23)

some excelent original footage of the supermarine sneider trophy winner which the trophy is on display in the science museum in london great britain

charleshart5 (2012-05-31)

Thanks! Great quality. As for alicuntecolin, you need to get over that chip on your shoulder.