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Wings of Courage ()

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While flying mail across the Andean mountains, Henri Guillaumet's plane has to crash-land, he must trek back to civilizatin on foot.
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Henri
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Saint-Exupery
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Noëlle
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Jean Mermoz
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Deley
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Lefebvre (as Ron Sauve)
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Young Pilot
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Maggie Denise Bretton ...
Argentine tango dancer (uncredited)
Jack Ellard ...
Argentine tango dancer (uncredited)
Victor Formosa ...
Compradito (uncredited)
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Peasant Woman (uncredited)
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Jean's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Donn Picard ...
Argentine tango dancer (uncredited)
Maria West ...
Argentine tango dancer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jean-Jacques Annaud

Written by

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Alain Godard ... (written by) and
Jean-Jacques Annaud ... (written by)

Produced by

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Jean-Jacques Annaud ... producer
Richard Briggs ... co-producer
Antoine Compin ... producer
Charis Horton ... producer

Music by

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Gabriel Yared ... (music composed by)

Cinematography by

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Robert Fraisse ... director of photography

Editing by

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Louise Rubacky

Editorial Department

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Kimberly Lord ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Mary Jo Slater ... (as Mary-Jo Slater)
Steve Brooksbank ... (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Ian D. Thomas ... (as Ian Thomas)

Art Direction by

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Douglasann Menchions

Set Decoration by

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Lesley Beale
Victor Formosa ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Makeup Department

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Stephan Dupuis ... key makeup artist
Thom MacIntyre ... key hair stylist (as Thom McIntyre)

Production Management

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John A. Amicarella ... post-production supervisor
Bob Gray ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Richard Coleman ... first assistant director
Ron Mezey ... second assistant director (as Ronald Mezey)
Jonathan Schneider ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Clare Davis ... construction coordinator
Frank Haddad ... head greensman
Ken Laderoute ... scenic carpenter
Andy Nieman ... property master (as Andreas Neiman)
Ron Vreekem ... head painter (as Ron Vreeken)
David Asmodeus ... props buyer (uncredited)
Ignacio McBurney ... on-set dresser (uncredited)
Dale Menzies ... carpenter (uncredited)
Mark Soparlo ... set designer (uncredited)
Ken Wills ... assistant set decorator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Sandy Berman ... sound designer
Rick Kline ... re-recording mixer
Kevin O'Connell ... re-recording mixer
James Ashwill ... foley mixer (uncredited)
Meredith Gold ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Mark L. Mangino ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Ron Meredith ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Bill Rojas ... sound facility supervisor (uncredited)
George Tarrant ... sound mixer (uncredited)
Steven Ticknor ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Gregory H. Watkins ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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David Neil Trifunovich ... special effects supervisor (as Neil Trifunovich)
Claude Bouchard ... key special effects rigger (uncredited)
Reg Milne ... special effects assistant (uncredited)
Terry Sonderhoff ... special effects foreman (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Charlotte Huggins ... visual effects producer (as Charlotte Clay Huggins)
Sean MacLeod Phillips ... animation supervisor (as Sean Phillips) / visual effects supervisor (as Sean Phillips)
Caleb Aschkynazo ... optical camera assistant: Imagica USA (uncredited)
Anthony Ceccomancini ... titles coordinator (uncredited)
Thom Fennessey ... visual effects line producer (uncredited)
Frank Foster ... visual effects artist (uncredited)
Alan G. Markowitz ... visual effects supervisor: Imagica USA (uncredited)
Rachel Nicoll ... title designer (uncredited)

Stunts

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Robin Mounsey ... safety
Jim Dunn ... stunt double: Val Kilmer (uncredited)
Dan Redford ... stunt double: Craig Sheffer (uncredited)
Jacob Rupp ... stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Richard Allen ... key grip
Noel Archambault ... first assistant camera
Bruno Bittner ... chief lighting technician (as Robert Bittner)
Doane Gregory ... still photographer
Scott Hering ... camera mounts: aircraft (as Scott Herring)
Ernest McNabb ... stereographer (as Ernie McNabb)
Dylan Reade ... first assistant camera
Per-Inge Schei ... first assistant camera
Allen Smith ... camera operator
Roger Vernon ... camera operator
Marc Wolff ... camera pilot: helicopter
Sandes Ashe ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Gaetan Jalbert ... rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Carey Toner ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Stuart Aikins ... casting: Canada
James Forsyth ... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Carla Hetland ... costume supervisor
Lori Kenney ... truck costumer (uncredited)
Lori Kenny ... set costumer (uncredited)
Christine Thomson ... costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Robin Mounsey ... location manager
Charles Lyall ... location manager: Vancouver (uncredited)

Music Department

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Bruce Babcock ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Pablo Motta ... double bassist in tango scene (uncredited)
Pepe Motta ... pianist in tango scene (uncredited)
Coco Trivisonno ... bandoneonist in tango scene (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Laurence Duval Annaud ... script supervisor (as Laurence Duval-Annaud)

Transportation Department

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Gary Chibi ... driver captain
Darla Nathorst ... transportation coordinator
Coleman Robinson ... transportation coordinator
Barry Meldrum ... grip truck driver (uncredited)
Bruce Scott ... spfx semi driver/buyer (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Tom Danaher ... aircraft pilot
Penny Gibbs ... production coordinator
Elizabeth Tompkins ... production accountant
Chris Atkinson ... mountain safety crew (uncredited)
Michael Besman ... production executive (uncredited)
Nancy Blumstein ... assistant to producers and production coordinator: USA (uncredited)
Ryan Clarke ... aviation coordinator (uncredited)
Dave Dunaway ... mountain safety (uncredited)
Jack Ellard ... choreographer (uncredited)
Benjamin Glenday ... stand-in (uncredited)
Larry Kaplan ... unit publicist (uncredited)
Marc Wolff ... aerial coordinator (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

In 1920's South America a small group of French pilots struggle to prove they can offer a reliable airmail service over the Andes. When one of the young pilots crashes on such a flight he has to try and get back to civilization on foot. Back home, his wife and colleagues start to fear the worst. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Taglines From Academy Award Winner Jean-Jacques Annaud comes the first dramatic motion picture filmed in IMAX 3D. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Les ailes du courage (France)
  • Guillaumet, les ailes du courage (France)
  • Las alas del coraje (Spain)
  • Asas da Coragem (Brazil)
  • Guillaumet, las alas del coraje (Mexico)
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Runtime
  • 50 min
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Trivia First dramatic film shot in the IMAX format. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Mulholland Falls/Sunset Park/The Truth About Cats and Dogs/I Shot Andy Warhol/Wings of Courage (1996). See more »
Quotes Jean Mermoz: Remember what the locals said: the Andes don't give men back... ever!
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