Roger Bacon

Frederick Culley

Acting

Vincent Lunardi

Laurence Olivier

Acting

Jerome de Ascoli

Franklin Dyall

Acting

Otto Lilienthal

Henry Victor

Acting

Tiberius Cavallo

Hay Petrie

Acting

Von Zeppelin

John Turnbull

Acting

Louis Bleriot

Charles Lefeaux

Acting

George Cayley

Bryan Powley

Acting

Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

Alan Wheatley

Acting

Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

John Abbott

Acting

Narrator (voice)

Charles Frend

Directing

(uncredited)

Edward Ashley

Acting

Italo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited)

Italo Balbo

Acting

Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)

Memo Benassi

Acting

Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)

Denville Bond

Acting

Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tom Campbell Black

Acting

Latham's Manager (uncredited)

Charles Carrett

Acting

Zoroastro (uncredited)

Andrea Checchi

Acting

Arthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited)

Arthur Clouston

Acting

Paul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited)

Paul Codos

Acting

(uncredited)

Bryan Coleman

Acting

(uncredited)

Derrick De Marney

Acting

Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)

Amelia Earhart

Acting

(uncredited)

Don Gemmell

Acting

Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)

Cameron Hall

Acting

Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)

Henry Hallatt

Acting

(uncredited)

Pearl Hay

Acting

Boy (uncredited)

Ronnie Hepworth

Acting

Orville Wright (uncredited)

Charles Hickman

Acting

Bert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bert Hinkler

Acting

Mechanic (uncredited)

Anthony Holles

Acting

Nero (uncredited)

David Horne

Acting

Amy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Amy Johnson

Acting

Charles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles Kingsford Smith

Acting

Betty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited)

Betty Kirby-Green

Acting

Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)

Kenneth Kove

Acting

Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles A. Lindbergh

Acting

American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)

Peter Madden

Acting

Wilbur Wright (uncredited)

Percy Marmont

Acting

Alfred Leblanc (uncredited)

David Nicol

Acting

Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)

Carlo Ninchi

Acting

Cayley's Coachman (uncredited)

Hilary Pritchard

Acting

Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)

Michael Rennie

Acting

Maurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited)

Maurice Rossi

Acting

Hubert Latham (uncredited)

Roy Royston

Acting

C.W.A. Scott (archive footage) (uncredited)

C.W.A. Scott

Acting

Isobella d'Este (uncredited)

Margaretta Scott

Acting

Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)

Leonard Shepherd

Acting

Simon the Magician (uncredited)

Dick Vernon

Acting

Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)

Ben Webster

Acting