The Spirit of St. Louis

1957 · 135 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 8,958 VOTES · DIR. Billy Wilder

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Overview

Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,274 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:42 "Here at the Garden City Hotel less than a mile from Roosevelt Field
00:07:37 Well, suppose you check. See if there's a red light out of Chicago.
00:13:12 I think I ought to tell you, Mr. Schultz, I'm a belt man myself.
00:16:10 Is this Columbia Aircraft in New York?
00:19:16 - Well... - You understand, of course, Mr. Lindbergh
00:22:06 He can fly through any kind of soup and a main course and dessert, too.
00:25:54 We just can't have anybody flying our plane over the ocean.
00:29:55 Things just a little bit quiet right now, huh?
00:33:42 I suppose a sextant is all you need anyway.
00:39:50 No. My plans are to leave for St. Louis this afternoon.
00:43:33 Clarence Chamberlin and Commander Byrd
00:46:46 No unnecessary weight, even though it's just a pound.
00:50:53 You were dropping like a rock
00:54:38 Anybody got a little mirror, about two inches square?
00:58:50 Clear it out, here. Come on. Move back, folks. Clear back.
01:12:33 Where do you think you're going?
01:20:54 You looking for something, son?
01:25:45 No wind. Not a breath of air on those lakes.
01:32:02 I'll throw in a couple of loop-the-loops.
01:38:00 ten million explosions.
01:41:59 Get her out.
01:49:27 The sleep's crawling out of its box again, now put it back.
01:59:05 That lines up right.
02:09:36 No, now you're in line. Now throttle back.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,274
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:02:42
Final line02:09:36

Production Record

DirectorBilly Wilder
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue$2,600,000
IMDb votes8,958