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* {{PropagandaMachine}}: The opening newsreel footage is followed by a brief section of a 'Germany Calling' radio broadcast, the slogan of a Nazi propaganda station that ran throughout the war.

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* {{PropagandaPiece}}: As the film was made during the war and carried a strong message in support of the allies, the British government ensured that the RAF supported it, effectively treating it as propaganda.

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* {{Propaganda}}: The opening newsreel footage is followed by a brief secrion of a 'Germany Calling' radio broadcast, the slogan of a Nazi propaganda station that ran throughout the war.

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* {{Propaganda}}: The opening newsreel footage is followed by a brief secrion section of a 'Germany Calling' radio broadcast, the slogan of a Nazi propaganda station that ran throughout the war.war.
* {{PropagandaPiece}}: As the film was made during the war and carried a strong message in support of the allies, the British government ensured that the RAF supported it, effectively treating it as propaganda.
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* FramingDevice: Crisp, in 1940, retells the story of the Spitfire's development for the assembled RAF pilots. He occasionally acts as narrator to bridge {{Time Skip}}s.

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* FramingDevice: Crisp, in 1940, retells the story of the Spitfire's development for the assembled RAF pilots. He occasionally acts as narrator {{narrator}} to bridge {{Time Skip}}s.
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* SelfDeprecation: Crisp, as narrator, mentions thst "it was about this time that a rather disturbing influence entered Mitchell's life", just before the reveal that the man approaching Mitchell's office is Crisp himself.

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* SelfDeprecation: Crisp, as narrator, mentions thst that "it was about this time that a rather disturbing influence entered Mitchell's life", just before the reveal that the man approaching Mitchell's office is Crisp himself.
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* CompositeCharacter: Geoffrey Crisp serves as one of these for Mitchell's various test pilots.
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It was released in the United States under the title of ''[[MarketBasedTitle Spitfire]]''.

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It was released in the United States in 1943 under the title of ''[[MarketBasedTitle Spitfire]]''.

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''The First of the Few'' (1942) is a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII film, loosely based on true events, about the life of R.J. Mitchell and the development of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter plane.

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''The First of the Few'' (1942) is a 1942 British UsefulNotes/WorldWarII film, loosely based on true events, about the life of R.R. J. Mitchell and the development of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter plane.



It was released in the United States under the title of ''Spitfire''.

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It was released in the United States under the title of ''Spitfire''.
''[[MarketBasedTitle Spitfire]]''.



* SelfDeprecation: Crisp, as narrator, mentions thst "it was about this time that a rather disturbing influence entered Mitchell's life", just before the reveal that the man approaching Mitchell's office is Crisp himself.

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* SelfDeprecation: Crisp, as narrator, mentions thst "it was about this time that a rather disturbing influence entered Mitchell's life", just before the reveal that the man approaching Mitchell's office is Crisp himself.himself.

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* SelfDeprecation: Crisp, as narrator, mentions thst "it was about this time that a rather disturbing influence entered Mitchell's life", just before the camera perspective shifts to reveal that the man approaching Mitchell's office is Crisp himself.

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* SelfDeprecation: Crisp, as narrator, mentions thst "it was about this time that a rather disturbing influence entered Mitchell's life", just before the camera perspective shifts to reveal that the man approaching Mitchell's office is Crisp himself.
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* {{Propaganda}}: The opening newsreel footage is followed by a brief secrion of a 'Germany Calling' radio broadcast, the slogan of a Nazi propaganda station that ran throughout the war.

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* {{Propaganda}}: The opening newsreel footage is followed by a brief secrion of a 'Germany Calling' radio broadcast, the slogan of a Nazi propaganda station that ran throughout the war.war.
* SelfDeprecation: Crisp, as narrator, mentions thst "it was about this time that a rather disturbing influence entered Mitchell's life", just before the camera perspective shifts to reveal that the man approaching Mitchell's office is Crisp himself.
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* FramingDevice: Crisp, in 1940, retells the story of the Spitfire's development for the assembled RAF pilots. He occasionally acts as narrator to bridge {{Time Skip}}s.
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* BinocularShot: In Mitchell's first scene, he's lying down and watching the seagulls flying above through his binoculars. The camera then shifts to his perspective, just as Diana appears in front of the binoculars.

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* BinocularShot: In Mitchell's first scene, he's lying down and watching the seagulls flying above through his binoculars. The camera then shifts to his perspective, just as his wife Diana appears in front of the binoculars.
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* {{Propaganda}}: The opening newsreel footage is followed by a 'Germany Calling' radio broadcast, the slogan of a Nazi propaganda station that ran throughout the war.

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* {{Propaganda}}: The opening newsreel footage is followed by a brief secrion of a 'Germany Calling' radio broadcast, the slogan of a Nazi propaganda station that ran throughout the war.
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* BinocularShot: In Mitchell's first scene, he's lying down and watching the seagulls flying above through his binoculars. The camera then shifts to his perspective, just as Diana appears in front of the binoculars.

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* BinocularShot: In Mitchell's first scene, he's lying down and watching the seagulls flying above through his binoculars. The camera then shifts to his perspective, just as Diana appears in front of the binoculars.binoculars.
* {{Newsreel}}: The film opens with a 1940 newsreel summary of the war in Europe, with France conquered and Britain facing the prospect of a German invasion.
* {{Propaganda}}: The opening newsreel footage is followed by a 'Germany Calling' radio broadcast, the slogan of a Nazi propaganda station that ran throughout the war.
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''The First of the Few'' (1942) is a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII film, loosely based on true events, about the life of R.J. Mitchell and the development of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter plane.

The film is directed by its star, Creator/LeslieHoward, who plays Mitchell, and co-stars Creator/DavidNiven.

It was released in the United States under the title of ''Spitfire''.

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!!''The First of the Few'' provides examples of:
* BinocularShot: In Mitchell's first scene, he's lying down and watching the seagulls flying above through his binoculars. The camera then shifts to his perspective, just as Diana appears in front of the binoculars.

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