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The Flight of the Gossamer Condor

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Original title: The Flight of the Gossamer Condor
Year: 1978
Running time: 27 min.
Country: United States
Director: Ben Shedd
Cast: Documentary
Cinematography: Boyd Estus, Jacqueline Phillips Shedd
Producer: Shedd Productions
Genre: Documentary | Half-length Film
Synopsis: The Flight of the Gossamer Condor tells the inspiring true story of history's first successful human-powered flight. Renowned inventor Paul MacCready and his team were filmed creating the world-famous pedal-powered airplane as it happened. Producing this film which documents the development of a man's dream into a scientific and historic achievement was, in itself, an extraordinary effort. There was an immense risk involved in making a commitment to film a scientist's effort at achieving something which had never done before successfully.

Awards: 1978: Academy Awards: Best Documentary, Short Subjects

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The Flight of the Gossamer Condor

1978

Ben Shedd