The Lion Has Wings

The Lion Has Wings is a 1939 British documentary-style propaganda war film that blends existing newsreel footage with studio work to showcase the Royal Air Force's efforts to defend Britain against Nazi Germany. The film features Ralph Richardson as Wing Commander Richardson, his wife Merle Oberon as Mrs. Richardson, and includes archive footage of Queen Elizabeth I from the film Fire Over England. The film is structured into chapters, including a newsreel-style comparison of life in Britain and Nazi Germany, an early bombing raid on German warships, and an attack by Luftwaffe bombers repelled by the RAF.