The Lion Has Wings
1939 British propaganda film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[2] 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'.[3]
1939 British propaganda film
| The Lion Has Wings | |
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 US theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Michael Powell Brian Desmond Hurst Adrian Brunel Alexander Korda (uncredited) |
| Written by | Adrian Brunel E. V. H. Emmett |
| Story by | Ian Dalrymple |
| Produced by | Alexander Korda Ian Dalrymple |
| Starring | Merle Oberon Ralph Richardson June Duprez |
| Narrated by | E. V. H. Emmett (UK) Lowell Thomas (US) |
| Cinematography | Osmond Borradaile Bernard Browne Harry Stradling Sr. |
| Edited by | Henry Cornelius Charles Frend Hugh Stewart Derek N. Twist |
| Music by | Richard Addinsell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £30,000 ($764K in 2021) or $150,000[1] |
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.