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The First of the Few (aka Spitfire) [Import] on Blu-ray

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