The Winds of Kitty Hawk
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. 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.
| MPAA Rating: | NR |
| Genre: | Biography, Drama, History |
| Country: | United States |
| Directed By: | E.W. Swackhamer |
| Written By: | Jeb Rosebrook, William Kelley |
| Cast: | John Hoyt, Tom Lawrence, Robert Casper, Ross Durfee, Tom Bower, Joseph Bernard, Carole Tru Foster, David Huffman, Robin Gammell, Scott Hylands, Charles Macaulay, Michael Moriarty, Eugene Roche, Lew Brown, Dabbs Greer, Mo Malone, John Randolph, Kathryn Walker |
| In Theaters: | Dec 17, 1978 |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 38 minutes |
| Production: | Charles Fries Productions, Fries Enterprises, New Ingot |
| Available On: | Amazon |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |
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