Bartlett Robinson, James Stewart, Marc Connelly

James Stewart plays transatlantic pilot hero Charles Lindbergh.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 30 min.

Directed by: Billy Wilder

Release Date: January 1, 1957

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DVD Release Date: August 15, 2006

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  • January 21, 2008
    A gripping biopic about Charles Lindbergh's record-breaking non-stop transatlantic flight of 1927. Billy Wilder does not immediately spring to mind as the ideal director for this sort of thing, but he does a solid job on the whole, occasionally injecting some of his trademark hum...( read more)our--sometimes successfully, sometimes not--but generally playing it straight. The success of the film is due in no small part to the ever-excellent James Stewart's infectious, boyish enthusiasm and to Franz Waxman's music, which underscores the tension marvellously. Visually, the film is pretty drab, and it's quite pointlessly photographed in Cinemascope. The portion detailing the flight itself is broken up by superfluous flashbacks, too obviously just a device to create the illusion of time passing. Another dubious device sees Lindbergh conveying his thoughts to us, the viewer, by chatting to a fly trapped in his cockpit! Silly as that undoubtedly is, I can sympathise with the makers' desire to supplement or limit Stewart's voice-over before it got too tedious.
  • June 15, 2009
    Billy Wilder's only Bio-Pic and directing of Jimmy Stewart is a nice change of pace. It's not his greatest film,but it is his best looking color film.Based on Lindbergh's autobiography it's about the preparation and flying across the Atlantic Ocean. Stewart Sells this film and Wi...( read more)lder comes up with interesting methods to keep the viewer from being bored. Some of the flashbacks are a little too aw...shucks,but some are really entertaing. Most of the flying footage is real and it looks great. I wish Wilder would have set a more claustrophobic mood ,because the sleep depravity works well .Enjoyable off the beaten path for Wilder and again it looks gorgeous.
  • July 28, 2008
    The acting was a little goofy at points, but it sure was fun to look at.
  • June 20, 2009
    Wonderful biopic of Chalres Lindberg's historic tranatlantic flight
  • March 11, 2009
    The movie is well-made, but it's very by-the-book and way too long. Not very interesting or exciting.
  • August 23, 2008
    I felt like i was there. Great
  • July 23, 2008
    nominated for best picture by NBR
  • July 12, 2008
    not bad but so much Stewart gets a little tedious
  • June 9, 2008
    i saw it at school... it was ok but at the age i saw it i really didnt care for it. maybe i should watch it again.
  • May 6, 2008
    Stewart makes this one stand out!

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