Black Wings (2012)
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 51分
演出 : Dan Wolf
シノプシス
For early aviators, conquering the forces of gravity was a daunting challenge. But black aviators had an additional challenge - conquering the forces of racism. Meet the men and women who took to the skies throughout the 20th century, proving to a segregated nation that skin color doesn't determine skill level. From biplanes to commercial jets, and from barnstormers to war fighters, meet the path-breaking pilots who opened the skies for all -- and contributed in countless ways to the development of aviation.
In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?
14歳の少女エイミー、母親の死がきっかけとなりニュージーランドから父親トーマスが住むカナダ、オンタリオ州の農場へ移り住む。急変した環境に馴染めないエイミーであったが、ある日カナダガンの卵を発見し、孵化時の刷り込みにより「母親」となることで一変する。人間に育てられたガンは「渡り」の習性を知らない。このため、ガンと共に越冬地のノースカロライナ州(アメリカ)まで父親や周囲の人々の協力の下ウルトラライトプレーンで向かうこととなった。
小型飛行機との衝突によってコックピットが破損し操縦不能に陥ってしまった大型旅客機の恐怖と決死の救出劇を描いた、「大空港」に次ぐ航空パニック・シリーズ第2弾。
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大西洋横断飛行に挑戦する資金を集め、1927年、ニューヨークの飛行場を単葉機「セントルイス魂号」で飛び立った郵便飛行士チャールズ・A・リンドバーグ。睡魔や悪天候など、さまざまな危機を切り抜け、パリまでの5810キロ、33時間30分の無着陸単独飛行という史上初の偉業を成し遂げた回想録を、名匠ビリー・ワイルダー監督が映画化。ジェームズ・スチュワートがリンドバーグを演じ、綿密な演出で描いた感動のドラマ。
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