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Dec 17, 1978 · The Winds of Kitty Hawk: Directed by E.W. Swackhamer. With Michael Moriarty, David Huffman, Tom Bower, Robin Gammell. After many years of trying, Orville and Wilbur Wright succeed in making their heavier-than-air aircraft fly, south of Kitty Hawk, on December 17, 1903.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- E.W. Swackhamer
- 1978-12-17
The Winds of Kitty Hawk (TV Movie 1978) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
What's missing are the events that make the Wrights' story uniquely interesting: the arduous boat trip across to Kitty hawk, the first public display of flight in Dayton that the brothers may have flubbed intentionally to keep the press at bay, Gleanings in Bee Culture, the excitement of the initial French display of their plane in 1908, the ...
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.
The Wright brothers, Wilbur (Michael Moriarty) and Orville (David Huffman), have a flair for invention, and they turn their skills toward aeronautics. Experimenting with creating the first ...
- E.W. Swackhamer
- Charles Fries Productions
- Michael Moriarty, David Huffman, Tom Bower
- History, Drama
The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978) - Turner Classic Movies. 1978. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Read More. The Wright Brothers' story and their efforts to fly, stunningly filmed and first shown on the seventy-fifth anniversary of their historic flight.
The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world's first successful motor-operated airplane.
