The Spirit of St. Louis

Director: Billy Wilder Billy Wilder

Overview

The Spirit of St. Louis is Billy Wilder's film about Charles Lindbergh's (Jimmy Stewart) solo 1927 flight across the Atlantic ocean.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/15/2006
UPC:	0012569816145
Original Release:	1957
Rating:	NR
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Letterbox]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:15:00
Sales rank:	3,514

Special Features

Closed Caption;New digital transfer from restored picture and audio elements; Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; The Spirit of St. Louis premiere; Vintage Joe McDoakes comedy short: So Your Wife Wants to Work; Classic cartoon: Tabasco Road; Theatrical trailer; Languages: English & Français; Subtitles: English, Français & Español (feature film only)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

James Stewart	Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh
Murray Hamilton	Bud Gurney
Patricia Smith	Mirror Girl
Bartlett Robinson	B.F. Mahoney
Robert Cornthwaite	Knight
Sheila Bond	Model/Dancer
Marc Connelly	Father Hussman
Arthur Space	Donald Hall
Harlan Warde	Boedecker
Dabbs Greer	Goldsborough
Paul Birch	Blythe
David Orrick	Harold Bixby
Robert Burton	Major Lambert
James L. Robertson Jr.	William Robertson
Maurice Manson	E. Lansing Ray
James O'Rear	Earl Thompson
David McMahon	Lane
Griff Barnett	Old Farmer
Johnny Lee	Jess the Cook
Herbert Lytton	Casey Jones
Roy Gordon	Associate Producer
Aaron Spelling	Mr. Pearless
Charles Watts	O.W. Schultz
Virginia Christine	Secretary
Syd Saylor	Photographer
Lee Roberts	Photographer
Richard Deacon	Levine
Ann Morrison	Mrs. Pearless
William Neff	Cadet
William White	Cadet
Nelson Leigh	Director
Jack Daly	Louie
Carleton Young	Captain
Eugene Borden	French Policeman
Erville Alderson	Burt
Olin Howlin	Surplus Dealer
Robert B. Williams	Editor
Percival Vivian	Professor
Budd Buster	Mechanic
Paul Brinegar	Okie
Chief Yowlachie	Indian
Ray Walker	Barker
Frances Allen	Actor
James O'Reare	Earl Thompson
Franz Waxman	Composer

Technical Credits

Billy Wilder

Wendell Mayes

Charles Lederer

Billy Wilder	Director,Screenwriter
Leland Hayward	Producer
H.F. Koenekamp	Special Effects
Louis Lichtenfield	Special Effects
Wendell Mayes	Screenwriter
Charles Lederer	Screenwriter
M.A. Merrick	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Charles Lindbergh was an American icon between the two World Wars, a dashing aviator who made history with the first trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris in 1927. Thirty years later, Hollywood snatched up his autobiography and cast James Stewart, himself an icon of American heroism, in the lead role. The film might have been formulaic if not for the combined writing and directorial talents of Billy Wilder, the eccentric Hollywood filmmaker who provided the Lindbergh character with quirky, soul-searching dialogue during the long stretches in which he is alone on his journey. The Spirit of St. Louis is fascinating not just as Americana but as an example of how even the most familiar and pedestrian story can be given a special flavor. Unfortunately, the film nose-dived at the box office; it probably should have been made a decade or two earlier, when Lindbergh's feat seemed more fascinating.