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  1. 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 ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. Several years after successfully designing a revolutionary high-speed monoplane, famed British aviator R.J. Mitchell (Leslie Howard) travels to early Nazi Germany for a vacation with his friend ...

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  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. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 7.0 (2,081) The First of the Few is a 1942 British film, directed by and starring Leslie Howard, based on the true story of R.J. Mitchell, the designer of the Supermarine Spitfire, one of Britain's most successful World War II fighter planes. The film depicts Mitchell's career as a talented engineer and his struggles to design, test and perfect ...

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