---
title: 'The First of the Few (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Leslie Howard'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-first-of-the-few-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034734/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The First of the Few (1942)

1942 · 107 min · History · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The First of the Few is a 1942 British black-and-white biographical film that was produced and directed by Leslie Howard, who stars as R. J. Mitchell, the designer of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Leslie Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-howard)
- **Producer:** [Leslie Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-howard), [George King](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-king), [John Stafford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-stafford)
- **Screenplay:** [Miles Malleson](https://cinepixo.com/people/miles-malleson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Walton](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-walton)
- **Director of Photography:** [Georges Périnal](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-perinal)
- **Editor:** [Douglas Myers](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-myers)

## Cast

- [Anne Firth](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-firth) as Miss Harper
- [Filippo Del Giudice](https://cinepixo.com/people/filippo-del-giudice) as Bertorelli
- [John Chandos](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-chandos) as Krantz
- [Brefni O'Rorke](https://cinepixo.com/people/brefni-o-rorke) as The Specialist
- [Erich Freund](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-freund) as Willy Messerschmitt
- [George Skillan](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-skillan) as Henry Royce
- [Gordon McLeod](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-mcleod) as Major Buchan
- [David Horne](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-horne) as Mr. Higgins
- [Fritz Wendhausen](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-wendhausen) as Von Straben
- [Victor Beaumont](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-beaumont) as Von Crantz
- [Leslie Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-howard) as R. J. Mitchell
- [Peter Gawthorne](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-gawthorne) as Board Member
- [J.H. Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-h-roberts) as Sir Robert McLean
- [Roland Culver](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-culver) as Commander Bride
- [Miles Malleson](https://cinepixo.com/people/miles-malleson) as Vickers Representative

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