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To Fly!

  • 19761976
  • 27m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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To Fly! (1976)
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Produced as the premier presentation for the Theatre of the National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution, takes the viewer on an aerial tour of America from a balloon ascension in t... Read allProduced as the premier presentation for the Theatre of the National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution, takes the viewer on an aerial tour of America from a balloon ascension in the 1800's to a venture into space.Produced as the premier presentation for the Theatre of the National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution, takes the viewer on an aerial tour of America from a balloon ascension in the 1800's to a venture into space.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
231
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POPULARITY
142,632
21,309
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    • Directors
      • Jim Freeman
      • Greg MacGillivray
    • Writers
      • Francis Thompson
      • Greg MacGillivray
      • Jim Freeman
    • Stars
      • Ellen Bry
      • Jennifer Kaye Evans(voice)
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    • Directors
      • Jim Freeman
      • Greg MacGillivray
    • Writers
      • Francis Thompson
      • Greg MacGillivray
      • Jim Freeman
    • Stars
      • Ellen Bry
      • Jennifer Kaye Evans(voice)
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    • 4User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Jennifer Kaye Evans
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    • Directors
      • Jim Freeman
      • Greg MacGillivray
    • Writers
      • Francis Thompson
      • Greg MacGillivray
      • Jim Freeman
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      To Fly! was the highest grossing documentary of all time (at $120.7 million) before the release of Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), earning $222.4 million, 28 years later.

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    10/10
    Awe-tastic !
    I saw this film when it first debuted in 1976 at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. More than 3 decades later, it's still playing there. That's a testament to how good this short film really is.

    I was 10 years old when this came out, and if you have kids, take them to see this. It will leave them breathless. The Imax format is so big, the movie screen is over 5 stories tall! Watching the landing gear of a 747 get sucked up into the belly on takeoff is something that will leave you saying "wow!" If you're an aviation enthusiast, this is a must-see.
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    • Release date
      • June 19, 1981 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Francis Thompson
      • MacGillivray Freeman Films
      • National Air and Space Museum
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $86,600,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $120,700,000
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    • Runtime
      27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.44 : 1

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