The Conquest of the Air

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1h 37m

★ 0.0

Overview

A sweeping, cinematic pseudo-documentary history of human flight, starting with the failed attempt of Icarus, and ending with the aviation triumphs of the fascist regime.

Genres

History

Adventure

Documentary

Production Companies

Manderfilm

Cinecittá Studios

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Cast

Gabriello Danti

Carlo Ninchi

Francesco Lama

Memo Benassi

Charvett

Elio Steiner

Viennese Child's Mother

Dria Paola

Zoroastro

Andrea Checchi

Cinejournalist

Maurizio D'Ancora

Farmer

Giovanni Grasso

Franco Barci

Nino Crisman

Guido Notari

Giuseppe Bordonaro

Armando Garozzo

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