Wings of Courage (1995) on Netflix
In 1930, French pilots in South America fly the mail over the Andes, led by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. When Henri Guillaumet comes down in the mountains, he sets out on foot.
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Plot summary
A small group of French pilots working in South America in 1930 is trying to prove that airmail can be carried over the Andes on a reliable schedule. Aviation pioneer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry leads them, and Henri Guillaumet is one of the young fliers who fly the mail across the mountains. On one of those crossings, Henri's plane comes down in the Andes, and a search is started. His wife Noëlle Guillaumet and his colleagues at the base wait for news and begin to fear the worst. Henri, who has to get back to civilization on foot, sets out through the mountains.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Wings of Courage (1995)
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- Wings of Courage was the first IMAX 3-D feature film created to be projected on the world's largest screens; the process used a wider film gauge, more intense light and a brighter screen covered with five coats of silver.
- The 3-D glasses worn for Wings of Courage were a new type: liquid crystal lenses controlled by radio waves, with each lens blinking 48 times a second in sync with the projected image.
