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An epic film about the men who initially explored the final frontier. Tells the story of the American heroes who faced the dangers of space from pilot Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, to astronaut Gordon Cooper, the last man to orbit the earth alone. (Circulates)
Genre/FormFeature films.
In 1947, the Muroc Army Air Field in California has test pilots fly high-speed aircraft such as the rocket-powered Bell X-1, but some are killed as a result. Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly at supersonic speed, defeating the "demon in the sky" Yeager (now a major) and friendly rival Scott Crossfield repeatedly break the other's speed records. The tests are no longer secret, as the military recognizes that it needs good publicity for funding.
Genre/FormFeature films.
In 1947, the Muroc Army Air Field in California has test pilots fly high-speed aircraft such as the rocket-powered Bell X-1, but some are killed as a result. Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly at supersonic speed, defeating the "demon in the sky" Yeager (now a major) and friendly rival Scott Crossfield repeatedly break the other's speed records. The tests are no longer secret, as the military recognizes that it needs good publicity for funding.
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, An epic film about the men who initially explored the final frontier. Tells the story of the American heroes who faced the dangers of space from pilot Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, to astronaut Gordon Cooper, the last man to orbit the earth alone. (Circulates)
Genre/FormFeature films.
NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
Genre/FormFeature films.
NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q1197185 ↗ — country
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