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The First of the Few (1942) was a Black-and-white - Drama Film directed by Leslie Howard and produced by Leslie Howard, George King and John Stafford.

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[the Mitchells have bumped into Crisp at a Dress Ball]
Reginald J. Mitchell: Well, who's the lucky lady?
Geoffrey Crisp: Don't know, I haven't met her yet!


Geoffrey Crisp: Mitch, what do really think I can get out of her?
Reginald J. Mitchell: Oh, two eighty five.
Geoffrey Crisp: [astonished] Two eighty-five? Mitch, this is 1927, not 1977!


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Several real-life Battle of Britain RAF pilots such as Tony Bartley and Brian Kingcombe are featured in small roles in the opening and closing sequences at the dispersal hut, talking with 'David Niven''s character and discussing their 'kills'.
The film's closing epilogue is a famous quote from Winston Churchill. It states: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." 'Winston Churchill'
First film of Alan Hume.
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