The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis film poster

Movie (1957)

Starring:
James Stewart (Charles Lindbergh)
Murray Hamilton (Harlan A. "Bud" Gurney)
Arthur Space (Donald A. Hall)

The Spirit of St. Louis is a 1957 biographical film directed by Billy Wilder and starring James Stewart as Charles Lindbergh. The screenplay was adapted by Charles Lederer, Wendell Mayes, and Billy Wilder from Lindbergh's 1953 autobiographical account of his historic flight, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1954. Along with reminiscences of his early days in aviation, the film depicts Lindbergh's historic 33-hour transatlantic flight in the Spirit of St. Louis monoplane from his take off at Roosevelt Field to his landing at Le Bourget Field in Paris on May 21, 1927.

Ryan NYP Spirit of Saint-Louis

Three flying replicas of the NYP were made for the film, along with various static props and models.

An NYP replica undergoes test flights in Californa

An NYP replica immediatley after takeoff, bound for Paris

An NYP replica replica flying over St. Johns, Newfoundland

A special effects model depicting an encounter with ice over the north Atlantic

Jimmy Stewart and an NYP replica upon arrival in Paris

Airco DH-4B

Lindbergh's airmail flying days are depicted in a flashback sequence in which he attempts to fly in the face of a blizzard.

A special effects model makes a foggy arrival in Peoria

A full sized example preparing for departure

Standard J-1

A number of Standard J-1s appear in flashback sequences depicting Lindbergh's days as a flight instructor and barnstorming pilot.

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See also

• The Spirit of St. Louis at IMDb
• The Spirit of St. Louis at Wikipedia