The Spirit of St. Louis
by Billy Wilder, Richard L. Bare, Robert McKimson
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Actor: Emory Parnell, George O'Hanlon, James Stewart, Mel Blanc, Phyllis CoatesDirector: Billy Wilder, Richard L. Bare, Robert McKimson
Brand: Warner Brothers
Writer: George O'Hanlon
Writer: Billy Wilder
Writer: Richard L. Bare
Writer: Charles A. Lindbergh
Writer: Charles Lederer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 135 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Spirit of St. Louis
Movie Review: Great treatment on Lindbergh. Movie is a classic.
Summary: 5 Stars
The Spirit of Saint Louis not only is a in-depth study of the problems Charles Lindbergh faced, factors that effect all pilot performance, and the rigors of the long Atlantic crossing were daunting. Given the techology of the day, the flight was indeed a miracle. A film for all the family.
Summary of The Spirit of St. Louis
On May 21, 1927, the world changed. "Lucky Lindy" landed outside Paris. And people who previously talked about the limitations of air travel suddenly dreamed of its limitless possibilities. The Spirit of St. Louis is six-time Academy Award? winner* Billy Wilder's recreation of the struggles and success of Charles A. Lindbergh, the pioneering flyboy who, like test pilots and astronauts to follow later, had the "right stuff" of aviation heroism. Lindbergh fan James Stewart, himself a pilot, sought the role ? and was initially turned down. But his persistence paid off, as Stewart added Lindy to his gallery of indelible portrayals of American heroes. He and Wilder together manned the cockpit of a stirring epic entertainment. Director: Billy Wilder Starring: James Stewart, Patricia Smith, Murray HamiltonTwo Hollywood giants came together for The Spirit of St. Louis: James Stewart and director Billy Wilder. Both were slightly miscast for the material, an account of Charles Lindbergh's galvanizing solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927. Stewart was at least 20 years too old to play the young pilot, and his enormous personal warmth was at odds with the rather frosty real-life demeanor of the Lone Eagle. Wilder was better known for his sardonic critiques of man's lesser instincts, which makes the choice of this flat-out study of heroism somewhat peculiar. The mismatch shows in the movie, which is arranged around Lindy's historic puddle jump but is also checkerboarded together by a series of awkward flashbacks showing his background. Once the flight begins, in a thrilling sequence of the plane's near-miss takeoff, the film settles into a generally engrossing study of man against the elements. In a great Wilder touch, Stewart spends part of the journey conversing with a stowaway house fly. The aerial photography is stunning, and it's impossible to resist the unalloyed joy of Stewart's realization that he's spotted the Irish coast after a very long night over the ocean. Not unlike the pilot himself, this movie is happiest and most secure when it's in the seat of the plane, unencumbered by anything but forward motion and a goal. --Robert Horton
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