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The Flight of the Gossamer Condor
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Wikipedia article
'The Flight of the Gossamer Condor' is a 1978 American short documentary film directed by Ben Shedd, about the development of the Gossamer Condor, the first human-powered aircraft, by a team led by Paul MacCready. The Academy Film Archive preserved 'The Flight of the Gossamer Condor' in 2007.
Reception
In the education magazine 'Media & Methods', David Mallery called 'Flight of the Gossamer Condor' "a film or extraordinary appeal", writing that "the Shedds' most subtle achievement - least flashy, most serving to their subject - is that we are thoroughly caught up in the work of the MacCready group, are intimately a part of their struggles, their determination, their energy." Mallery concludes "It's a joyous experience. I recommend it with special enthusiasm."
'The Flight of the Gossamer Condor' won an Oscars at the 51st Academy Awards in 1979 for Documentary Short Subject.
Cast
* Bryan Allen as Himself - Final Pilot
* Paul B. MacCready as Himself (as Paul MacCready)
* Tyler MacCready as Himself
* Greg Miller as Himself
* Peter Lissaman (Engineer) as Himself
* Roger Steffens as Narrator (voice)
References
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