The Lion Has Wings

The Lion Has Wings is a 1939 British, blackandwhite, documentarystyle, propaganda war film. The film was directed by Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Alexander Korda and Michael Powell. It was produced by London Film Productions and Alexander Korda Film Productions.

The Lion Has Wings is recounted in various chapters with a linking story revolving around a senior Royal Air Force RAF officer, played by Ralph Richardson, his wife and his family.The film opens with a newsreel style documentary comparing life in Britain to life in Nazi Germany, narrated by E.V.H. Emmett in the upbeat and patriotic narrative style common to such newsreels in Britain. This mainly uses existing newsreel footage with some additional footage shot especially for this film. It includes scenes from Fire Over England with Queen Elizabeth I giving her speech to the troops at Tilbury about repelling invaders. It also compares the relaxed lifestyles and openness of the British Royal Family and the British people with the militarism of Nazi Germany by including footage from Triumph of the Will Triumph des Willens . ........

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