The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
James Stewart
Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
Murray Hamilton
Bud Gurney
Patricia Smith
Mirror Girl
Bartlett Robinson
Benjamin Frank Mahoney - President, Ryan Airlines Co.
Marc Connelly
Father Hussman
Arthur Space
Donald Hall - Chief Engineer, Ryan Airlines
Charles Watts
O.W. Schultz - Salesman, Atlas Suspender Co.
Johnny Lee
Cook
Griff Barnett
'Dad'
Erville Alderson
Burt
Richard Deacon
Charles Levine
David Alpert
Clerk
Dabbs Greer
Goldsborough
Billy Wilder
Director
Charles A. Lindbergh
Writer
Wendell Mayes
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 1, 1957
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 15m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsParis, France · San Diego, United States
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Wiki.
The Spirit of St. Louis is a 1957 aviation biography film in CinemaScope and Warnercolor from Warner Bros., directed by Billy Wilder, produced by Leland Hayward, and starring James Stewart as Charles Lindbergh. The screenplay was adapted by Charles Lederer, Wendell Mayes, and Billy 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 takeoff 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.