The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)
The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world's first successful motor-operated airplane.
Top billed cast
Michael MoriartyWilbur Wright
David HuffmanOrville Wright
Tom BowerWilliam Tate
Robin GammellH.A. Toumlin
Scott HylandsGlenn Curtiss
John RandolphAlexander Graham Bell
Kathryn WalkerKate Wright
Eugene RocheBishop Milton Wright
John HoytProf. Samuel Langley
Joseph BernardMayor of New York
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