The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

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One of the Great Adventures of Our Time!

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.

• Released: 1957-04-01
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 15m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 156 votes

Directed by Billy Wilder.

Top cast

• James Stewart as Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
• Murray Hamilton as Bud Gurney
• Patricia Smith as Mirror Girl
• Bartlett Robinson as Benjamin Frank Mahoney, President Ryan Airlines Co.
• Marc Connelly as Father Hussman
• Arthur Space as Donald Hall, Chief Engineer Ryan Airlines
• Charles Watts as O.W. Schultz, Salesman Atlas Suspender Co.
• Erville Alderson as Burt (uncredited)
• Frances Allen as Mother from Oklahoma (uncredited)
• David Alpert as Clerk (uncredited)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Spirit of St. Louis

• United States: stream on YouTube TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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