The Spirit of St. Louis

1957 · directed by Billy Wilder

Rating

75/100

Hit

no

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.

The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), directed by Billy Wilder, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• James Stewart
• Murray Hamilton
• Patricia Smith
• Bartlett Robinson
• Marc Connelly
• Arthur Space
• Charles Watts
• Erville Alderson
• Frances Allen
• David Alpert

Crew

• J. Peverell Marley — Director of Photography
• Robert Burks — Director of Photography
• Arthur P. Schmidt — Editor
• Franz Waxman — Original Music Composer
• Billy Wilder — Screenplay
• Wendell Mayes — Screenplay

More from Billy Wilder

1. Some Like It Hot (1959) — 99/100 · hit
2. Sunset Boulevard (1950) — 98/100 · hit
3. Double Indemnity (1944) — 98/100 · hit
4. The Apartment (1960) — 97/100 · hit
5. The Lost Weekend (1945) — 90/100 · hit
6. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) — 85/100 · hit

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