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The Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and was the only British fighter in production throughout the war.
The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works (which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong since 1928). Mitchell continued to refine the design until his death from cancer in 1937, whereupon his colleague Joseph Smith became chief designer. The Spitfire's elliptical wing had a thin cross-section, allowing a higher top speed than several contemporary fighters, including the Hawker Hurricane. Speed was seen as essential to carry out the mission of home defence against enemy bombers.
During the Battle of Britain (July-October 1940), the Spitfire was perceived by the public as the RAF fighter of the battle, though the more numerous Hawker Hurricane shouldered a greater proportion of the burden against the Luftwaffe. The Spitfire units had a lower attrition rate and a higher victory to loss ratio than those flying Hurricanes.
Actors: Graham Greene (actor), Anthony 'Treach' Criss (actor), Jared Cohn (actor), David Rimawi (producer), David Michael Latt (producer), Jared Cohn (director), Nora L. Ferris (miscellaneous crew), Paul Bales (producer), Christopher Ray (producer), David Chokachi (actor), Rob Pallatina (editor), Jackie Moore (actress), Larry Gamell Jr. (actor), Wayne Santoni (miscellaneous crew), Thunder Levin (writer),
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi,Actors: Dee Wallace (actress), Max Gail (actor), Jed Rowen (actor), Greg Bernstein (miscellaneous crew), Michelle Tomlinson (actress), Adoni Maropis (actor), Michael Darrow (editor), Ben Tolpin (actor), Carl Darchuk (director), Carl Darchuk (writer), Carl Darchuk (producer), Miriam Korn (actress), Anna Giannotis (actress), Mary Gillis (actress), Tim Trobec (actor),
Plot: Connie Cannell is the "Domestic Editor" of the small town newspaper who spends her days chasing stories of odd-shaped vegetables. Stuck in a dead-end marriage to Harvey, Connie yearns for passion. Connie is frequently visited by her muse, Spitfire, who articulates Connie's underused sense of passion and bluntness, and fun often summoning up Connie's romantic ideal in the spectacular Euroman. Connie's life takes a sharp turn when Darla Jean, a colorful Texan, moves into a house down the street and the two become instant friends. They joke about being Thelma and Louise and head out to the big city where she can start a new life and dare to do what she has always dreamed of doing - writing a book. Connie places an ad asking for submissions of "humorously sexy" stories to be used in her book. Connie receives a response from The Voyeur who works in a film lab. He invites Connie to a private screening of his collection. She leaves the viewing room aware of how naive she is. In the course of buying a car, she becomes friends with a delightful elderly woman Winnie who bakes magic brownies, and is a proponent of getting senior sex represented in the book. While visiting the newspaper she bumps into Bryce Maidstone, the handsome publisher and man of her dreams, who is himself a frustrated author who dreams of sailing around the world where he is sure he will find himself. The Voyeur invites her to a second session which surprisingly reveals something that changes Connie's life forever.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (producer), Siu-hou Chin (actor), Siu-hou Chin (actor), Collin Chou (actor), Billy Chow (actor), Po Tai (actor), Yat-fei Wong (actor), Fung Woo (actor), Wing-Cho Yip (actor), Chau Sang Lau (miscellaneous crew), Chi-leung Chan (actor), Kin Lo (writer), Kin Lo (director), Wing-Chi Chan (actress),
Genres: Action, Drama,Actors: Harry Benham (actor), Emma Tansey (actress), Alice Guy (director), Louis Stern (actor), Florence Short (actress), Fred Rath (writer), Fred Rath (writer), Alma Hanlon (actress), Robert B. Mantell Jr. (actor), Louis Thiel (actor),
Genres: Drama,