The Wright Stuff
1996•56m•9.0•Released
DocumentaryHistory
On August 8, 1908, at a racetrack outside Paris, Wilbur Wright executed what was, for him, a routine flight: a smooth take-off banking into a couple of tight circles, ending in a perfect landing. The flight took less than two minutes, but it left spectators awestruck. While the combined talents of Wilbur and Orville Wright had produced the first plane capable of controlled flight , their distrust of others had almost cost them the credit for their invention. Now, having proved to the public that they had mastered the sky, the reserved brothers from the small town of Dayton, Ohio, became world celebrities.
Director
Nancy Porter
Writer
Nancy Porter
Cast
David McCullough
Self - Host
Garrison Keillor
Narrator
Production
Producer
Kate Hudec
Producer
Nancy Porter
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