Product Details

• Actors: David Niven
• Directors: Leslie Howard
• Producers: Leslie Howard
• Format: Black & White, NTSC, PAL, SECAM
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: RareAviation.com
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B0007LHUQO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #258,362 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This new DVD release contains rare hard-to-find Spitfire bonus material not found elsewhere. Included on the DVD is an original 1940 Spitfire Pilot's Operating Manual and a manual for Spitfire IIA and IIB Aeroplanes and Merlin XII engine. In the grim days of 1940, when Britain stood alone between mankind and the Nazi hordes, a fighter plane staved off disaster. Behind this plane lies the heroic and unselfish story of R. J. Mitchell - the British Engineer whose story is a great inspiration to American engineers and designers - those invisible members of the air-power team - who toil relentlessly to forge superior weapons, so that their teammates, the gallant airmen, may go into combat with the kind of advantage they deserve. Staring pilots and other personnel of Fighter Command Royal Air Force. Featuring David Niven and Leslie Howard. A good look at the story behind the Spitfire, one of the greatest fighters ever built. You can identify the following planes in the film. K5054 or K3054 SD-D, SD-K, SD-L.

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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Informative docu/drama, May 9, 2006

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This review is from: Spitfire ("The First of the Few") with Rare Spitfire Bonus Material (DVD)

I had seen snippets of this film in other DVDs and the picture quality was very good. Being a Spitfire fan I had to have a copy of the full length feature film with the bonus materials.

When the DVD arrived, I found that it was sourced from Rareaviation.com. The picture quality was very poor to say the least. It looks like someone had a poor quality VHS copy and had transferred it to DVD. I understand that it is an old film but I have many other films of similar vintage and I feel sure to say that there would be better copies of the film to be had. The only way to view the bonus materials was in my laptop as they are in Pdf format.

The DVD came in a transparent plastic CD case and not a regular DVD case with a good quality colour slick. I was very disappointed allround.

Would not recommend to anyone. I am considering buying a copy from Amazon.Co.UK who has a different supplier. Hope this review assists anyone considering buying a copy.