
Overview
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.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorBilly Wilder
WriterWendell Mayes, Billy Wilder
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)

Paul Birch
Blythe (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
Crowd Member in France (uncredited)

Sheila Bond
Model / Dancer (uncredited)

Eugene Borden
French Gendarme (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg
Crowd Member in France (uncredited)
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Keywords
based on true storyflighthistorical figureaviationairplane crashtransatlanticaviatoraircraft factorywarnercolor
Details
Budget
$7M
Revenue
$3M
TMDb Votes
145
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026









