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The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
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20 April 1957 (USA) moreTagline:
The Story Behind the Story of Lindbergh's Incredible Flight to Paris! morePlot:
Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreUser Comments:
One of Jimmy Stewart's finest roles. A true classic moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| 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. |
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2.35 : 1 moreFun Stuff
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James Stewart was unusually difficult to work with throughout filming. Some wondered if he had realized how miscast he was in the movie. moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: On his approach to St. John's, Newfoundland in the fog, Lindbergh is depicted as being concerned about colliding with a mountain peak. However, there is no even remotely mountainous terrain anywhere in the vicinity of St. John's. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Reporter: [checking his copy] Here at the Garden City Hotel, less than a mile from Roosevelt Field... less than three-quarters of a mile from Roosevelt Field... everyone is waiting, as they have been now for seven days and nights, waiting for the rain to stop...
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Others have harped here about James Stewart's age when playing Lindburg (he was 47 Linburg was twenty five.) But Stewart does not look his age and the film, for him was a dream come true. An actual pilot and a retired Air Force Reserve General at the end of his life, Stewart had the feel for the character and understanding of his passion, which other actors could not bring to the role. Added to the cast was co-star Murray Hamilton, who was also to be featured in "The F.B.I. story with Stewart) and such other well known character actors as Richard Deacon, of the later "Dick Van Dike Show" and Robert Cornthwaite of "The Thing from Another World" the 1951 Sci-Fi classic.
Billy Wilder captures the flavor of the Lindburg Autobiography and the telling of what was to become a major event in the history of aviation. This story and film are a testament to the soul of determination and perseverance to realize a dream. A box office failure at the time of it's release, it has since become one of the great classics of American Film and another in a long line of outstanding performances by an actor that has been called America's Everyman. No student of film history should miss seeing this one. There have been over 500,000 films since the beginning of motion pictures, and this one belongs among the top 500.