---
title: 'The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Billy Wilder'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 135
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-spirit-of-st-louis-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051003/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

1957 · 135 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Spirit of St. Louis is a 1957 American biographical drama film directed by Billy Wilder and starring James Stewart as Charles Lindbergh. The screenplay was adapted by Charles Lederer, Wendell Mayes and Wilder from Lindbergh's 1953 autobiographical account of his historic flight, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1954.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder)
- **Screenplay:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder), [Charles Lederer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lederer), [Wendell Mayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendell-mayes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franz Waxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-waxman)
- **Producer:** [Leland Hayward](https://cinepixo.com/people/leland-hayward)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Peverell Marley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-peverell-marley), [Robert Burks](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-burks)
- **Editor:** [Arthur P. Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-p-schmidt)

## Cast

- [Robert Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-burton)
- [Marc Connelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-connelly)
- [Virginia Christine](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-christine)
- [Chief Yowlachie](https://cinepixo.com/people/chief-yowlachie)
- [Creighton Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/creighton-hale)
- [Bartlett Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bartlett-robinson)
- [James Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-stewart)
- [Carleton Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/carleton-young)
- [Johnny Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-lee)
- [Patricia Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-smith)
- [Robert Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-williams)
- [Dabbs Greer](https://cinepixo.com/people/dabbs-greer)
- [Robert Cornthwaite](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-cornthwaite)
- [Richard Deacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-deacon)
- [Murray Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/murray-hamilton)

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