The Spirit of St. Louis Director: Billy Wilder Cast: James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith, Bartlett Robinson
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- DVD Release Date: 08/15/2006
- Original Release: 1957
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- Sales Rank: 29,834
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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)
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Disc #1 -- Spirit of St. Louis
1. Credits and Foreword [2:07]
2. Restless Night [4:01]
3. Bailout Enroute to Chicago [5:16]
4. Death From Planes and Belts [2:47]
5. Long Distance [3:30]
6. Spirit of St. Louis [5:25]
7. Wrong Card, Wrong Pilot [4:39]
8. Ryan Airlines, Inc. [3:46]
9. Airplane in the Making [5:42]
10. Test Flight; Graduation Picture [3:55]
11. Got to Be Tried Now [4:31]
12. Not Sleeping Like a Baby [1:46]
13. Father Hussman [4:15]
14. Final Checks [2:33]
15. You Needed the Mirror [3:27]
16. Onto the Runway [6:09]
17. Departure [6:25]
18. Lindy Is Off! [1:42]
19. A Passenger [2:56]
20. Restful Memories [2:36]
21. Nova Scotia [2:17]
22. First Solo Flight [6:02]
23. St. John's [4:14]
24. Barnstorming With Bud [6:56]
25. Calculations in the Dark [2:40]
26. Warm Welcome at Brooks Field [3:23]
27. Ice Danger [5:14]
28. Regaining Course, Fighting Sleep [4:16]
29. Seeing the Light [1:45]
30. Asking Directions [2:11]
31. Ireland [4:14]
32. Mahoney's Lucky Charm [2:21]
33. Cherbourg; Engine Out [2:15]
34. Nearing Paris [1:46]
35. Lights of LeBourget [1:57]
36. Landing Prayer [2:00]
37. The Crowd's Hero [3:49]
Editorial Reviews
A misfire for all concerned, The Spirit of St. Louis can be chalked up as a courageous failure. At age 48, James Stewart was far too old to be convincing as 27-year-old "Lone Eagle" Charles Lindbergh. Director Billy Wilder, a past master of cynical pessimism, was clearly the wrong choice to helm this paean to ingenuous optimism. And the CinemaScope process was totally inappropriate for the claustrophobic nature of the film's storyline. Even so, this retelling of Lindbergh's historic flight across the Atlantic has its moments, especially during the main character's flashbacks to the events leading up to his history-making achievement. Reportedly, James Stewart was uncharacteristically sullen and uncomfotable throughout the filming, which as it turned out was wholly appropriate for his portrayal of the equally taciturn Charles Lindbergh. An excellent musical score by Franz Waxman helps smooth over the lumpier portions of the narrative. Though Spirit of St. Louis was a box-office failure, both James Stewart and Billy Wilder rapidly recovered with, respectively, Night Passage and Love in the Afternoon. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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