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The Spirit of St. Louis
UNITED STATES · 1957

The Spirit of St. Louis

Billy Wilder
aviation history solo flight achievement aircraft engineering fundraising and determination transatlantic exploration
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Synopsis

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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