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An exceptional documentary which presents, for the first time colorized archives, on Charles Lindbergh's life, the hero of the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on May 21, 1927.
Top billed cast
Daniel CostelleNarrator (voice)
Charles A. LindberghSelf (archive footage)
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