The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh
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| The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Orson Welles |
| Written by | Orson Welles |
| Produced by | Orson Welles |
| Starring | Orson Welles |
| Cinematography | Gary Graver |
Running time | 3 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh is a short film made in 1984 by Orson Welles. The film was intended as a private video letter from Welles to his longtime friend and accountant Bill Cronshaw, who was ill. In the film, Welles sits behind a typewriter at his desk and speaks of the human spirit, quoting the journal of aviator Charles Lindbergh. Welles was in visibly poor health himself when the film was made, and he did not intend for it to be seen by the public.[1]: 175
Production
The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh was the last film project completed by Orson Welles in his lifetime. After Welles's death in 1985, all of his unfinished films were bequeathed to his long-term companion and mistress
Although the restored footage has never been released on video or DVD, a brief clip of the unrestored footage can be seen at the end of Vassili Slovic's 1995 documentary Orson Welles: the One-Man Band.
References
- ISBN 978-0-8108-6140-4
External links
- The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh at IMDb
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