Movie: Icarus Montgolfier Wright

Top 2 Billed Cast

James Whitmore
James Whitmore

Ross Martin
Ross Martin

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    The film focuses on the thoughts inside the head of a man, an astronaut scheduled to go to the Moon. As he ponders the flight, he laments having an “ordinary” name he fears will not resonate throughout history. His thoughts lead him to consider some of the pioneers of flight-Icarus and his wings, the Montgolfier brothers and their balloon and the Wright brothers and heavier than air flight.

  • Release Date

    1962-08-22

  • Average

    5.7

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
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    English
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