The Flight of the Gossamer Condor
1978 film
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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.[1]
Ben Shedd
| The Flight of the Gossamer Condor | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ben Shedd |
| Produced by | Jacqueline Phillips Shedd Ben Shedd |
| Starring | Bryan Allen |
| Cinematography | Boyd Estus |
| Edited by | Ben Shedd |
| Distributed by | Churchill Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 27 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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."[2]
The Flight of the Gossamer Condor won an Oscar at the 51st Academy Awards in 1979 for Documentary Short Subject.[3][4]
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)
