The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

Directed by

Billy Wilder

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 15m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 146 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Charles Lindbergh prepares for and then carries out his solo transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. The film shows his challenges and memories along the way.

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What happens

The Spirit of St. Louis is a 1957 American biographical drama film directed by Billy Wilder and starring James Stewart as Charles Lindbergh. The screenplay was adapted by Charles Lederer, Wendell Mayes and Wilder from Lindbergh's 1953 autobiographical account of his historic flight, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1954. Along with reminiscences of his early days in aviation, the film's storyline largely focuses on Lindbergh's lengthy preparation for, and accomplishment of, his history-making transatlantic flight in the purpose-built Spirit of St. Louis high-wing monoplane. His flight begins at Roosevelt Field and ends 33 hours later on May 21, 1927, when he lands safely at Le Bourget Field in Paris. The film ends with actual newsreel footage of Lindbergh's ticker tape parade in New York. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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