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The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)

The Winds of Kitty Hawk

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1h 38m

Biography, Drama, Historical

December 17th, 1978

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The Winds of Kitty Hawk is a 1978 made-for-television film directed by E. W. Swackhamer about the Wright brothers and their invention of the first successful powered heavier-than-air flying machine. It's a tribute to the brothers and was broadcast on December 17, 1978, the 75th anniversary of their famous 1903 first aeroplane flight. It is one of several made-for-television films about historical people in aviation produced in the 1970s, including The Amazing Howard Hughes, Amelia Earhart and The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case.

The film presents the brothers' lives in dramatic vignettes sometimes historically rearranged. The film makes a claimer at the beginning stating that dramatic license being taken but for the most part their story is told chronologically.

In 2012 the film became available on DVD from MGM Limitied Edition.

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Cast

Michael Moriarty
Wilbur Wright
David Huffman
Orville Wright
Tom Bower
William Tate
Robin Gammell
H.A. Toumlin
Scott Hylands
Glenn Curtiss
John Randolph
Alexander Graham Bell
Kathryn Walker
Kate Wright
Eugene Roche
Bishop Milton Wright
John Hoyt
Prof. Samuel Langley
Joseph Bernard
Mayor of New York
Full cast & crew

Directors

E.W. Swackhamer
Full cast & crew

Producers

Charles W. Fries
executive producer
(as Charles Fries)
Tony Ganz
associate producer
Lawrence Schiller
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

William Kelley
Jeb Rosebrook
Full cast & crew

Keywords

flying
based on true story
airplane
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

October 25th, 1981 (Japan)
June 27th, 1981 (Netherlands)
December 17th, 1978 (United States of America)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Winds of Kitty Hawk (original title)
Ilmojen valloittaja Kitty Hawk (Finland)
Wir fliegen auf dem Wind (Germany)
All Alternative Titles

Running Times

98 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
Charles Fries Productions
Fries Enterprises
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

Video Classics (Australia) (Circa 1980s)
Nova Home Video (Canada)
Video Elit (Greece)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Ryder Sound Services (re-recording)
Consolidated Film Industries (CFI) (titles and opticals)
Cinemobile System (locations)
All Other Companies

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