The Spirit of St. Louis
“One of the Great Adventures of Our Time!”
1957•NR•2h 15m•6.7•Released
DramaHistory
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
Director
Billy Wilder
Writer
Wendell Mayes, Billy Wilder
Budget
$7M
Revenue
$3M
Languages
English
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
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.
Erville Alderson
Burt (uncredited)
Frances Allen
Mother from Oklahoma (uncredited)
David Alpert
Clerk (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Crowd Member in France (uncredited)
Gordon Barnes
Reporter (uncredited)
Griff Barnett
Dad - Farmer (uncredited)
Jimmy Bates
Farm Boy (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Production
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Producer
Leland Hayward
Producer
Billy Wilder
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