Review of The First of the Few (1942) by Erik W — 22 Feb 2018
This movie is a well done biography/drama of British Aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell. In spite of this movie's name "Spitfire", the movie also covers Mitchell's other designs in the great airplane races of the 1920s and his winning of the Schneider Trophy.
It does cover the creation of the Spitfire when the rising of Nazi Germany becomes immanent and that Britain will soon be drawn into another war. Performances by the cast are excellent. Leslie Howard in his final film does a great job of depicting Mitchell and he recieved excellent support from the talented David Niven as Mitchell's chief pilot.
This review of The First of the Few (1942) was written by Erik W on 22 Feb 2018.
The First of the Few has generally received positive reviews.
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