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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuThe story of the fighter plane and pilots that helped win the Battle of Britain in World War II.The story of the fighter plane and pilots that helped win the Battle of Britain in World War II.The story of the fighter plane and pilots that helped win the Battle of Britain in World War II.
Charles Dance
- Narrator
- (Synchronisation)
Leslie Howard
- RJ. Mitchell
- (Archivfilmmaterial)
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A mixture of nostalgia, history, humour and pathos together with the most spectacular air to air filming I have ever seen. Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.
Perhaps the finest film ever made on the Spitfire. From its entrancing story line, to the mesmerising aerials, a transcendent score and a stellar cast of thoughtful reflective, respectful people - you are left feeling both inadequate and inspired. The film makers should be applauded for capturing this exceptional story so sensitively before the door closes forever on the last of the few.
As with so many of my generation who spent their boyhood up in bedrooms ,fingers covered in 'airfix glue and paint',my love affair of the 'Spitfire 'has stayed with me and grown,inexplicably intertwined with family,from lost uncles as pilots in WW2 themselves to parents and grandparents . The movie starts with a comment early on from a present day fighter pilot, that " the Spitfire is the most beautiful machine ever built by man " who could argue ?, Eloquently narrated by Charles Dance conjuring up the essence of a quintessential United Kingdom now sadly lost ,you are taken on a journey from engineering genius to impossible bravery ,with commentary from the last of the "few"who share a lifetime of feelings so many years later.In the last scene ,but so as not to spoil it, a very well known WW2 lady is reunited with a plane she delivered back in 1944 and you realise that the Spitfire is about people, thats why we love them,PS ,hold on to your heart strings during the closing flight scene ,accompanied with beautifully scored music. A dvd i will treasure.George Wheelwright.
I applaud the film makers for bringing this brilliant documentary to our screens. It is a very worthy tribute to the iconic flying machine that was designed by a genius , built and maintained by master craftsmen and flown by heroes.
It was heart rendering to listen to the remaining 'few' recall their experiences of flying the spitfire and how they regarded it as the most famous and beautiful combat aircraft ever built and reminding us all that it was first and foremost a weapon of war.
It was a pleasure to watch and it certainly brought a tear to my eye.
A very fitting tribute to the brave and remarkable generation of people who flew and fought in our skies during World War Two.
What a pleasure to watch. Great cinematography. Certainly fantastic to view at the cinema, and to appreciate the Spitfire in all its beauty.
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- WissenswertesGeoffrey Wellum passed away three days after the release of this film. Mary Ellis passed away six days later.
- PatzerThe Air Transport Auxiliary is portrayed as having only women pilots, in a similar way to the US WASPs. However, ATA aircrew was 90% male.
- VerbindungenFeatured in Spitfire: Recording the Soundtrack (2018)
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Box Office
- Budget
- 800.000 £ (geschätzt)
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 722.623 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 39 Minuten
- Farbe
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