The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Brief Synopsis
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The Wright Brothers' story and their efforts to fly, stunningly filmed and first shown on the seventy-fifth anniversary of their historic flight. Dennis Dalzell (cinematographer) and John A. Martinelli (editor) received Emmy Award nominations for their work, but the film won in only one category: F
Cast & Crew
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E W Swackhamer
Director
Michael Moriarty
Wilbur Wright
David Huffman
Orville Wright
Tom Bower
William Tate
Robin Gammell
H A Toumlin
Scott Hylands
Glenn Curtiss
Film Details
Also Known As
Winds of Kitty Hawk
Genre
Historical
Release Date
1978
Production Company
CFI Hollywood; Chuck Fries Productions, Inc.; NBC Entertainment; New Ingot Productions; Panavision, Ltd.; Ryder Sound Services Inc
Distribution Company
Chuck Fries Productions, Inc.
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
The Wright Brothers' story and their efforts to fly, stunningly filmed and first shown on the seventy-fifth anniversary of their historic flight. Dennis Dalzell (cinematographer) and John A. Martinelli (editor) received Emmy Award nominations for their work, but the film won in only one category: Film Sound Mixing.
Director
E W Swackhamer
Director
Cast
Michael Moriarty
Wilbur Wright
David Huffman
Orville Wright
Tom Bower
William Tate
Robin Gammell
H A Toumlin
Scott Hylands
Glenn Curtiss
John Randolph
Alexander Graham Bell
Kathryn Walker
Kate Wright
Eugene Roche
Bishop Milton Wright
John Hoyt
Professor Samuel Langley
Lew Brown
Harlan Mumford
Carole Tru Foster
Agnes Osborne
Mo Malone
Elizabeth Mayfield
Dabbs Greer
Ace Hutchin
Joe Bernard
Mayor Of New York
Robert Casper
Man
Ross Durfee
William Howard Taft
Frank Farmer
Newell
Lawrence Haddon
1st General
Vaughn Armstrong
Reporter
Tom Lawrence
Doctor
Charles Macaulay
2nd General
Steffen Zacharias
Fisherman
Ari Zeltzer
Tom Tate
Marie Todd
Crew
Charles Bernstein
Music
Carol Blalack
Production Coordinator
Art Brewer
Special Effects
Gene Clinesmith
Transportation
Jack Cooperman
Photography
Vic Culina
Property Master
Dennis Dalzell
Director Of Photography
Cheryl Downey
Assistant Director
John Fresco
Music Supervisor
Chuck Fries
Executive Producer
Tony Ganz
Associate Producer
Bill Garret
Camera Operator
Wilma Garscadden-gahret
Script Supervisor
David Grayson
Makeup
William Green
Unit Production Manager
Buford Gross
Visual Effects
Lisa Halls
Assistant Director
William Kelley
Screenwriter
Orin Kennedy
Location Coordinator
Marsha Kleinman
Casting
Buster Kohloff
Transportation Coordinator
Joseph John Kontra
Production Assistant
Bill Kurtis
Gaffer
Chuck Larocca
Key Grip
Sidney Z. Litwack
Art Director
Ann Somers Major
Costumes
John A Martinelli
Editor
Jack Mcanelly
Costumes
Marvin W Mcfarland
Technical Advisor
John Mick
Music Editor
Ken Miller
Assistant Editor
William P. Owens
Production Manager
Steve Palmer
Set Decorator
Jeb Rosebrook
Screenwriter
Ira Stanley Rosenstein
Location Manager
Lawrence Schiller
Producer
Lawrence Schiller
Segment Director
Malcolm Stuart
Executive In Charge Of Production
William Teague
Sound Mixer
Jerry Tournage
Hairdresser
Tom Walls
Montage Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Winds of Kitty Hawk
Genre
Historical
Release Date
1978
Production Company
CFI Hollywood; Chuck Fries Productions, Inc.; NBC Entertainment; New Ingot Productions; Panavision, Ltd.; Ryder Sound Services Inc
Distribution Company
Chuck Fries Productions, Inc.
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States December 17, 1978
