The Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978 television film by E. W. Swackhamer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Winds of Kitty Hawk is a 1978 American made-for-television biographical film directed by E. W. Swackhamer about the Wright brothers and their invention of the first successful powered heavier-than-air flying machine, the Wright Flyer.[1] 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.
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The Winds of Kitty Hawk | |
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Written by | William Kelley Jeb Rosebrook |
Directed by | E.W. Swackhamer |
Starring | Michael Moriarty David Huffman Tom Bower Scott Hylands |
Music by | Charles Bernstein |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Charles Fries |
Producer | Lawrence Schiller |
Cinematography | Dennis Dalzell |
Editor | John A. Martinelli |
Running time | 98 minutes |
Production company | Charles Fries Productions |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | December 17, 1978 (1978-12-17) |
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