at l antic ▁flight , ▁the ▁cre ws ▁are ▁fet ed ▁by ▁Ben ito ▁M uss ol ini . ▁ ▁Cast ▁As ▁appearing ▁in ▁screen ▁titles : ▁▁ ▁Ital o ▁Bal bo ▁▁ ▁General ▁Giuseppe ▁Valle ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Um berto ▁M add al ena ▁ ▁Production ▁Atlantic ▁Fl ight ▁was ▁shot ▁as ▁a ▁silent ▁film ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁Italian ▁titles ▁in ▁the ▁Spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁A viation ▁film ▁historian ▁Stephen ▁P endo ▁in ▁A viation ▁in ▁the ▁Cinema ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁film , ▁despite ▁its ▁historical ▁value , ▁as ▁a ▁" rout ine , ▁un in sp ired ▁document ary ". ▁A viation ▁film ▁historian ▁Michael ▁Paris ▁in ▁From ▁the ▁Wright ▁Brothers ▁to ▁Top ▁Gun : ▁A viation , ▁National ism , ▁and ▁Popular ▁Cinema ▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁shared ▁a ▁similar ▁perspective ▁on ▁the ▁film . ▁" Al though ▁the ▁flight ▁itself ▁was ▁ha iled ▁in ▁Italy ▁as ▁a ▁' mod ern ▁ep ic ', ▁the ▁cin ematic ▁version ▁la cks ▁drama ▁and ▁a ▁proper ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁achiev ement ▁... " ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ ▁Bal bo , ▁Ital o . ▁My ▁Air ▁Arm ada . ▁London : ▁Hur st ▁& ▁Black ett , ▁Ltd ., ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁Paris , ▁Michael . ▁From ▁the ▁Wright ▁Brothers ▁to ▁Top ▁Gun : ▁A viation , ▁National ism