---
title: 'The Lion Has Wings (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alexander Korda'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 76
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lion-has-wings-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031575/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lion Has Wings (1939)

1939 · 76 min · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

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'.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alexander Korda](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-korda), [Michael Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-powell), [Adrian Brunel](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-brunel), [Brian Desmond Hurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-desmond-hurst)
- **Screenplay:** [Adrian Brunel](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-brunel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Addinsell](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-addinsell)
- **Producer:** [Ian Dalrymple](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-dalrymple)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harry Stradling](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-stradling), [Osmond Borradaile](https://cinepixo.com/people/osmond-borradaile)

## Cast

- [Robert Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-douglas)
- [Ronald Adam](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-adam)
- [Bernard Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-miles)
- [John Longden](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-longden)
- [June Duprez](https://cinepixo.com/people/june-duprez)
- [Ralph Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-richardson)
- [Austin Trevor](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-trevor)
- [Torin Thatcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/torin-thatcher)
- [Anthony Bushell](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-bushell)
- [Derrick De Marney](https://cinepixo.com/people/derrick-de-marney)
- [Raymond Huntley](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-huntley)
- [Flora Robson](https://cinepixo.com/people/flora-robson)

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