The Winds of Kitty Hawk
NR 1978 · 98 min · History, Drama, TV Movie
The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world's first successful motor-operated airplane.
Directed by E.W. Swackhamer · Written by Jeb Rosebrook
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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 Prof. Samuel Langley - J Joseph Bernard Mayor of New York
- L Lew Brown Harlan Mumford
- C Carole Tru Foster Agnes Osborne
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