The Winds of Kitty Hawk - Production & Contact Info

The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)
Not Rated
TV Movie | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History

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The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)

Not Rated

TV Movie | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History

After many years of trying, Orville and Wilbur Wright succeed in making their heavier-than-air aircraft fly, south of Kitty Hawk, on December 17, 1903. They later try to sell their invention to the US government.

Director

E.W. Swackhamer

Writers

William Kelley | Jeb Rosebrook

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Updated Dec 17, 1978

Release date

Dec 17, 1978 (United States)

Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 2 nominations

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Moriarty Wilbur Wright Wilbur Wright See fewer	Courage Under Fire (1996)
David Huffman Orville Wright Orville Wright See fewer	Firefox (1982)
Tom Bower William Tate William Tate See fewer	Lucky Hank (2023)
Robin Gammell H.A. Toumlin H.A. Toumlin See fewer	Skyline (2010)
Scott Hylands Glenn Curtiss Glenn Curtiss See fewer	Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
John Randolph Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell See fewer	You've Got Mail (1998)
Kathryn Walker Kate Wright Kate Wright See fewer	Slap Shot (1977)
Eugene Roche Bishop Milton Wright Bishop Milton Wright See fewer	Soap (1977)
John Hoyt Prof. Samuel Langley Prof. Samuel Langley See fewer	When Worlds Collide (1951)
Joseph Bernard Mayor of New York Mayor of New York See fewer	Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Lew Brown Harlan Mumford Harlan Mumford See fewer	Airport (1970)
Carole Tru Foster Agnes Osborne Agnes Osborne See fewer	Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
Dabbs Greer Ace Hutchin Ace Hutchin See fewer	The Green Mile (1999)
Mo Malone Elizabeth Mayfield Elizabeth Mayfield See fewer	The Incredible Hulk (1977)
Robert Casper Man Man See fewer	Studs Lonigan (1960)
Tom Lawrence Doctor Doctor See fewer	WarGames (1983)
Ross Durfee William Howard Taft William Howard Taft See fewer	The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
Charles Macaulay 2nd General 2nd General See fewer	Splash (1983)
Frank Farmer Newell Newell See fewer	Babylon 5 (1993)
Steffen Zacharias Fisherman (as Stephen Zacharias) Fisherman (as Stephen Zacharias) See fewer	Man of La Mancha (1972)
Laurence Haddon 1st General 1st General See fewer	Hands of a Stranger (1962)
Ari Zeltzer Tom Tate Tom Tate See fewer	Joe's World (1979)
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