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The Lion Has Wings (1939)72 minWarRating 57/100

Alexander Korda's bit for the British war effort shows the world both at peace and on the verge of Nazi domination. Spliced together to form a documentary style film of both newsreel and acting. This first of its kind in propaganda films of World War II, shows the might of the English Empire and its eagerness to stand up to the oppressors of morality and free will

Cast: Merle Oberon, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez, Flora Robson, Robert Douglas, Anthony Bushell, Brian Worth

Director: Adrian Brunel, Michael Powell, Brian Desmond Hurst, Alexander Korda