The Lion Has Wings (1939)
- Directed by
- Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Michael Powell, Alexander Korda
- Genre
- propaganda film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film was made at the start of World War II to show the strength of the Royal Air Force and prepare the British public for war. It mixes documentary footage with staged scenes to explain why the war was necessary and to boost morale.
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What happens
The Lion Has Wings is a 1939 British, black-and-white, documentary-style, propaganda war film that was directed by Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Alexander Korda and Michael Powell. The film was produced by London Film Productions and Alexander Korda Film Productions and 'was preparing the nation [for war] and shining a light on the power of the RAF'. The Lion Has Wings was made at the outbreak of World War II and was released to cinemas very quickly. It helped convince the British government of film's value for disseminating both propaganda and information. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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