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One of the Great Adventures of Our Time! - The Spirit of St. Louis
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Title: The Spirit of St. Louis

Release Date: 1 Apr 1957

Runtime: 2h 15m

Genre: Adventure, Drama, History

Director: Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview: Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.6 (131 votes)

Cast

  • Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh: James Stewart
  • Bud Gurney: Murray Hamilton
  • Mirror Girl: Patricia Smith
  • Benjamin Frank Mahoney, President Ryan Airlines Co.: Bartlett Robinson
  • Father Hussman: Marc Connelly
  • Donald Hall, Chief Engineer Ryan Airlines: Arthur Space
  • O.W. Schultz, Salesman Atlas Suspender Co.: Charles Watts
  • Burt (uncredited): Erville Alderson
  • Mother from Oklahoma (uncredited): Frances Allen
  • Clerk (uncredited): David Alpert
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