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  1. May 21, 2024 · Review by Josh Gillam ★★★. The life of RJ Mitchell (Leslie Howard), designer of the Spitfire fighter, is covered in Howard’s biographical drama, focusing on the years it took Mitchell to develop and find support for what would become one of the most crucial aircraft of the Second World War, with David Niven and Rosamund John in ...

  2. 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. Knowing that he has a terminal illness ...

  3. 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. Knowing that he has a terminal illness ...

  4. May 31, 2017 · The First Of The Few 1942 Aircraft designer/patriot R. J. Mitchell, alarmed at growing German militarism, works to perfect a defense against the German Messe...

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  5. This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.

  6. 1h 59m. 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. Knowing that he has a terminal illness, and sacrificing ...

  7. The First of the Few is a 1942 British World War II film, loosely based on true events, about the life of R. J. Mitchell and the development of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter plane. The film is directed by its star, Leslie Howard, who plays Mitchell, and co-stars David Niven. It was released in the United States in 1943 under the title of ...

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