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.
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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