The First of The Few (aka Spitfire)

To be released on the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of WWII. New 'Story of the Spitfire' 60 min documentary included as an extra. Directed/Starring Gone With The Wind's Leslie Howard in his final performance before his tragic death and co-starring Oscar winner David Niven (The Pink Panther). Chronicling the life of famed aircraft designer, R. J. Mitchell, this action-packed biopic details how he came to design a new fighter plane that we came to call the Spitfire. By the late 1920's R. J. Mitchell felt he had achieved all he wanted with his revolutionary mono-planes winning trophy after trophy. After a holiday in Germany, during Hitler's meteoric rise to power, Mitchell is convinced it is vital to design a completely new type of fighter plane, that he came to call the Spitfire, whose aerial superiority won the Battle of Britain. All region