To Fly!
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Music director Bernardo Segall Duration Language English | 7/10 IMDb Genre Documentary, Short, History Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Ellen Bry Director Greg MacGillivray
Jim Freeman Release date July 1, 1976 (1976-07-01) Writer Francis Thompson, Greg MacGillivray, Jim Freeman, Robert M. Young, Arthur Zegart, Tom McGrath (narration written by) Directors Greg MacGillivray, Jim Freeman Screenplay Greg MacGillivray, Jim Freeman, Thomas McGrath, Robert M. Young, Arthur Zegart, Francis Thompson Similar movies Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb , Pacific Rim , IMAX 3D Deep Sea , To the Arctic , The Artist , Feast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
To Fly! (1976) is a documentary film shot in the IMAX format. It follows the history of flight, from the first hot air balloons in the 19th century to 20th century manned space missions. It was created for performance at the National Air and Space Museum's IMAX Theater in Washington, D.C.
History
To Fly! was written by Jim Freeman, Greg MacGillivray, Tom McGrath, Francis Thompson, Robert M. Young and Arthur Zegart. It was directed by Freeman and MacGillivray, and edited by documentary filmmaker Alexander Hammid. In 1995, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
The movie was shown in 1979 at Six Flags Great America theme park's Pictorium and was the first movie shown at the new theatres.
To Fly! was the highest grossing documentary of all time before the release of Fahrenheit 9/11 in 2004. It has grossed $86.6 million domestically and $120.7 million worldwide, which it has accumulated during its decades in release. The movie is still shown daily at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
References
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