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Name: The Spirit of St. Louis
Released: 1957-4-20
Cast: James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith, Bartlett Robinson, Marc Connelly

The Spirit of St. Louis

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2h 15m
1957

83%

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Based on Charles Lindbergh's 1953 Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name, this Billy Wilder-directed biography tells the thrilling story of aviator Charles Lindbergh (James Stewart), who risks his life to complete the first solo flight across the Atlantic. In order to survive the journey, Lindbergh must struggle to overcome his own fatigue and the elements--ranging from ice on the wings to fog. Along the way, Lindbergh recalls his past as an airmail pilot and a barnstormer. Extensive location and aerial shooting took place in New York, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Ireland and Paris. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Special Effects. Future television mogul Aaron Spelling plays a small role.

Director:

Billy Wilder

Producer:

Leland Hayward

Writer:

Billy Wilder

Cast:

James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith, Bartlett Robinson, Marc Connelly, Charles Watts

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

83%

Reviews

Gone With The Twins

Mike Massie

A dragging, one-man show, featuring only a couple of other actors with any notable dialogue, and devoid of a love interest or any sort of consequential conflicts.

The Spirit of St. Louis will hold your interest, and your sympathy, every foot of the way. This is largely due to James Stewart who plays the title role with such artless honesty that you are able to accept him as the character completely.

...a national myth for the Eisenhower era.

The way it keeps his flight for two hours to tell Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic adventure is very entertaining, especially when the pilot is James Stewart. [Full review in Spanish]

Hollywood has come up with a solid movie about the exploit, with Stewart plausibly depicting the Lone Eagle. A lengthy colloquy with a stowaway horsefly is one of the very few false notes in a basically honest and stirring narrative.

October 14, 2019

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