An aspiring aerialist’s dream is pursued in Flyers when a World War II fighter pilot teaches his young protégé the true meanings of flight. Contains one of the most dangerous aerial stunts ever attempted before movie cameras in which a wing walker is rescued in mid-air after falling off his airplane.

Length: 32:00

Film Details

  • Year Released: 1982
  • Date Released:
    August 1982
  • Alternate Titles:
  • Status: Inactive
  • 3D: No
  • Run Time: 31-50
  • Formats: 8/70, 15/70, Dome-customized 15/70
  • Distributor:

    MacGillivray Freeman Films

  • Produced By:
    MacGillivray Freeman Films & D.E. Moore Productions
  • Executive Producer:
  • Producer: Dennis Earl Moore (co-producer)
  • Director:  Dennis Earl Moore
  • Associate Producer: 
  • Writer: 
  • Cinematography:
  • Sound Editor: 
  • Visual Effects:
  • Music/Score:  Basil Poledouris
  • Editor:
  • Narrator:
  • Other Credits:
  • Sponsors: Flyers was sponsored by Conoco, a DuPont Company, for the National Air & Space Museum.

Genre

  • Aviation
  • Drama
  • Historical
  • Military

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