The Spirit of St. Louis

~One of the Great Adventures of Our Time!

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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1957-04-01
Budget: $7000000
Revenue: $2600000
Runtime: 135 min

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