The Spirit of St. Louis overview
Overall Rating
Total Ratings: 1
Synopsis:
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.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Billy Wilder
- Studio: Warner Brothers
- Year: 1957
- Run Time: 150 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Historical Film
- Filmed in: Color
