The First of the Few (1942) |
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| Director(s) | Leslie Howard |
| Producer(s) | Leslie Howard, George King (uncredited), John Stafford (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Historical, War |
| Top Topics | Aviation, World War II |
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Leslie Howard(as R.J. Mitchell)
The First of the Few
Released
1942
The First of the Few
Released
1942
Leslie Howard
(as R.J. Mitchell)
David Niven(as Geoffrey Crisp)
The First of the Few
Released
1942
The First of the Few
Released
1942
David Niven
(as Geoffrey Crisp)
Filippo Del Giudice(as Bertorelli)
The First of the Few
Released
1942
The First of the Few
Released
1942
Filippo Del Giudice
(as Bertorelli)
Robert Beatty(as American Airman)
The First of the Few
Released
1942
The First of the Few
Released
1942
Robert Beatty
(as American Airman)
Miles Malleson(as Vickers Representative)
The First of the Few
Released
1942
The First of the Few
Released
1942
Miles Malleson
(as Vickers Representative)
Gibb McLaughlin(as Sir Ian MacLaren)
The First of the Few
Released
1942
The First of the Few
Released
1942
Gibb McLaughlin
(as Sir Ian MacLaren)
Bernard Miles(as Lady Houston's Agent)
The First of the Few
Released
1942
The First of the Few
Released
1942
Bernard Miles
(as Lady Houston's Agent)
The First of the Few Overview:
The First of the Few (1942) was a Black-and-white - Drama Film directed by Leslie Howard and produced by Leslie Howard, George King and John Stafford.
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The First of the Few Quotes:
Geoffrey Crisp:
Mitch, what do really think I can get out of her?
Reginald J. Mitchell: Oh, two eighty five.
Geoffrey Crisp: [astonished] Two eighty-five? Mitch, this is 1927, not 1977!
Reginald J. Mitchell: Oh, two eighty five.
Geoffrey Crisp: [astonished] Two eighty-five? Mitch, this is 1927, not 1977!
[the Mitchells have bumped into Crisp at a Dress Ball]
Reginald J. Mitchell: Well, who's the lucky lady?
Geoffrey Crisp: Don't know, I haven't met her yet!
See More Quotes from The First of the FewReginald J. Mitchell: Well, who's the lucky lady?
Geoffrey Crisp: Don't know, I haven't met her yet!
The First of the Few Facts
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This film's opening credits state: "Starring pilots and other personnel of Fighter Command Royal Air Force."
In the film Leslie Howard's Mitchell says he wants his new fighter to be "a bird that breathes fire and spits out death and destruction; A *spitfire* bird", giving the aircraft its name. In reality, when RJ Mitchell was told the name the RAF had given to his design he is supposed to have said: "That's the sort of bloody silly name they *would* choose!"
Several real-life Battle of Britain RAF pilots such as Tony Bartley and Brian Kingcombe are featured in small roles in the opening and closing sequences at the dispersal hut, talking with 'David Niven''s character and discussing their 'kills'.
The film's closing epilogue is a famous quote from Winston Churchill. It states: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." 'Winston Churchill'
The film's opening prologue is a quote from Alexander de Seversky. It states: "In the grim days of 1940, when Britain stood alone between mankind and the Nazi hordes, a fighter plane staved off disaster. Behind this plane lies the heroic and unselfish story of R.J. Mitchell - - the British Engineer whose story is a great inspiration to American engineers and designers - - those invisible members of the air-power team - - who toil relentlessly to forger superiors weapons, so that their teammates, the gallant air-men, may go into combat with the kind of advantage they deserve." MAJOR ALEXANDER P. DE SEVERSKY