The Greatest Man in the World
6.3
This version of James Thurber's tale tells the story of a young amateur pilot who beats Charles Lindbergh's feat of nonstop flying around the world--with his own unique ways of conserving fuel and energy.
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Reed Birney
Smidgeon
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Sudie Bond
Emma Smurch
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Howard Da Silva
Conkin
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Brad Davis
Jack Smurch
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Querelle
Carol Kane
April
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John McMartin
Ames Herbert
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Roy Poole
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William Prince
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John Buckwalter
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Alma Cuervo
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Dan Dasilva
Gene Heitzman
Ralph Rosenblum Director · James Thurber Author Tony Mitchell Cinematographer
United States release June 9, 1981 · Produced in United States
Production
Learning in Focus
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 9, 1981
TV · PBS
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