22:
1520:
209:. The film was intended as a private video letter from Welles to his longtime friend and accountant Bill Cronshaw, who was ill. In the film, Welles sits behind a typewriter at his desk and speaks of the human spirit, quoting the journal of aviator
1212:
1220:
224:
was the last film project completed by Orson Welles in his lifetime. After Welles's death in 1985, all of his unfinished films were bequeathed to his long-term companion and mistress
1121:
239:
Although the restored footage has never been released on video or DVD, a brief clip of the unrestored footage can be seen at the end of
Vassili Slovic's 1995 documentary
39:
1581:
1407:
1268:
1557:
1023:
1206:
949:
236:
released a digitally restored version of the complete three minutes of footage, which has subsequently been screened at numerous film festivals.
318:
86:
1606:
1596:
1497:
1086:
1030:
363:
270:
58:
1038:
973:
1435:
1228:
65:
819:
589:
552:
105:
992:
388:
72:
1395:
1261:
1102:
1457:
1339:
1129:
1008:
690:
597:
43:
54:
213:. Welles was in visibly poor health himself when the film was made, and he did not intend for it to be seen by the public.
1601:
1550:
1465:
741:
709:
658:
1094:
917:
835:
811:
642:
568:
348:
1449:
776:
717:
607:
615:
1591:
1254:
941:
843:
674:
528:
484:
343:
311:
32:
1611:
1586:
1078:
503:
358:
1543:
1489:
1401:
1062:
909:
749:
396:
353:
338:
965:
79:
1347:
933:
827:
725:
650:
536:
1325:
404:
1365:
1235:
1016:
851:
733:
444:
304:
1413:
1148:
901:
870:
518:
1576:
1292:
957:
420:
412:
792:
666:
544:
460:
452:
233:
1332:
1277:
1046:
925:
682:
511:
291:
266:
210:
1527:
1481:
784:
768:
560:
1383:
1189:
1174:
1070:
1054:
476:
1429:
1389:
1377:
893:
885:
878:
1570:
1371:
1300:
1179:
581:
436:
1442:
1307:
1156:
380:
327:
206:
140:
1200:
428:
258:
166:
21:
1184:
1000:
468:
1194:
225:
232:) to the Munich Film Museum for preservation and restoration. In 2000 the
285:
1519:
1246:
1250:
300:
296:
15:
1213:
It's All True: Based on an
Unfinished Film by Orson Welles
1531:
1221:
Magician: The
Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
1422:
1358:
1317:
1284:
1167:
1140:
1113:
984:
862:
803:
760:
701:
634:
495:
372:
190:
182:
172:
162:
154:
146:
136:
128:
123:
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
228:, and she in turn donated many of them (including
1551:
1262:
312:
8:
265:. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2008,
1558:
1544:
1269:
1255:
1247:
319:
305:
297:
120:
263:Making Movies with Orson Welles; A Memoir
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
1207:Orson Welles Paul Masson advertisements
251:
1526:This short film–related article is a
1087:The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air
7:
1582:Short films directed by Orson Welles
1516:
1514:
44:adding citations to reliable sources
1436:Lindbergh (The Eagle of the U.S.A.)
1530:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
820:Around the World with Orson Welles
14:
55:"The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh"
1518:
205:is a short film made in 1984 by
20:
1474:The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh
1396:Evangeline Lodge Land Lindbergh
624:The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh
287:The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh
241:Orson Welles: the One-Man Band.
230:The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh
222:The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh
202:The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh
124:The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh
31:needs additional citations for
1130:The Begatting of the President
1009:The Mercury Theatre on the Air
1:
1466:The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1229:They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
1607:English-language short films
1597:1980s English-language films
1095:The Adventures of Harry Lime
569:An Evening with Orson Welles
1450:The Flight Across the Ocean
1180:Rita Hayworth (second wife)
1628:
1513:
1190:Beatrice Welles (daughter)
844:In the Land of Don Quixote
485:The Other Side of the Wind
1079:Orson Welles Commentaries
812:Orson Welles' Sketch Book
389:The Magnificent Ambersons
334:
261:, with Andrew J. Rausch,
1498:The Plot Against America
1490:The Plot Against America
1402:Charles August Lindbergh
1063:The Orson Welles Almanac
616:Orson Welles' Magic Show
1458:The Spirit of St. Louis
1348:Autobiography of Values
1340:The Spirit of St. Louis
1185:Paola Mori (third wife)
934:The Mercury Wonder Show
828:Orson Welles and People
537:The Miracle of St. Anne
1031:The Campbell Playhouse
590:The Merchant of Venice
405:The Lady from Shanghai
1366:Anne Morrow Lindbergh
1236:Orson Welles (crater)
1039:The Orson Welles Show
1024:The War of the Worlds
852:The Orson Welles Show
836:The Fountain of Youth
734:Three Cases of Murder
1602:American short films
1414:Lindbergh kidnapping
1149:This is Orson Welles
902:The Cradle Will Rock
40:improve this article
1293:Spirit of St. Louis
966:Moby Dick—Rehearsed
958:The Lady in the Ice
683:Filming 'The Trial'
553:The Dominici Affair
364:Unrealized projects
793:The Big Brass Ring
461:The Immortal Story
453:Chimes at Midnight
234:Munich Film Museum
1592:Charles Lindbergh
1539:
1538:
1508:
1507:
1501:(2020 miniseries)
1333:Des Moines speech
1278:Charles Lindbergh
1244:
1243:
1047:Ceiling Unlimited
750:The Southern Star
742:David and Goliath
710:Journey into Fear
512:The Hearts of Age
271:978-0-8108-6140-4
211:Charles Lindbergh
198:
197:
116:
115:
108:
90:
1619:
1612:Short film stubs
1587:1984 short films
1560:
1553:
1546:
1522:
1515:
1485:(1998 biography)
1271:
1264:
1257:
1248:
1122:The Happy Prince
1103:The Black Museum
942:Around the World
918:Too Much Johnson
785:Cradle Will Rock
769:Monsieur Verdoux
643:Too Much Johnson
635:Unfinished films
561:Portrait of Gina
529:Around the World
321:
314:
307:
298:
273:
256:
121:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
1627:
1626:
1622:
1621:
1620:
1618:
1617:
1616:
1567:
1566:
1565:
1564:
1511:
1509:
1504:
1418:
1384:Reeve Lindbergh
1354:
1313:
1280:
1275:
1245:
1240:
1175:Mercury Theatre
1163:
1136:
1109:
1071:This Is My Best
1055:Hello Americans
980:
858:
799:
777:Treasure Island
756:
718:Follow the Boys
702:Partly directed
697:
630:
491:
477:Filming Othello
368:
349:Theatre credits
330:
325:
282:
277:
276:
257:
253:
248:
219:
175:
119:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
1625:
1623:
1615:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1569:
1568:
1563:
1562:
1555:
1548:
1540:
1537:
1536:
1523:
1506:
1505:
1503:
1502:
1494:
1486:
1478:
1470:
1469:(1976 TV film)
1462:
1454:
1446:
1439:
1432:
1430:Lindbergh Boom
1426:
1424:
1420:
1419:
1417:
1416:
1411:
1405:
1399:
1393:
1390:Erik Lindbergh
1387:
1381:
1378:Anne Lindbergh
1375:
1369:
1362:
1360:
1356:
1355:
1353:
1352:
1344:
1336:
1330:
1321:
1319:
1315:
1314:
1312:
1311:
1305:
1297:
1288:
1286:
1282:
1281:
1276:
1274:
1273:
1266:
1259:
1251:
1242:
1241:
1239:
1238:
1233:
1225:
1217:
1209:
1204:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1171:
1169:
1165:
1164:
1162:
1161:
1153:
1144:
1142:
1138:
1137:
1135:
1134:
1126:
1117:
1115:
1111:
1110:
1108:
1107:
1099:
1091:
1083:
1075:
1067:
1059:
1051:
1043:
1035:
1027:
1020:
1013:
1005:
997:
993:Les Misérables
988:
986:
982:
981:
979:
978:
970:
962:
954:
946:
938:
930:
922:
914:
906:
898:
894:Horse Eats Hat
890:
886:Voodoo Macbeth
882:
879:Bright Lucifer
875:
866:
864:
860:
859:
857:
856:
848:
840:
832:
824:
816:
807:
805:
801:
800:
798:
797:
789:
781:
773:
764:
762:
758:
757:
755:
754:
746:
738:
730:
722:
714:
705:
703:
699:
698:
696:
695:
687:
679:
671:
663:
655:
647:
638:
636:
632:
631:
629:
628:
620:
612:
604:
603:
602:
594:
586:
573:
565:
557:
549:
541:
533:
525:
516:
508:
499:
497:
493:
492:
490:
489:
481:
473:
465:
457:
449:
441:
433:
425:
417:
409:
401:
393:
385:
376:
374:
370:
369:
367:
366:
361:
356:
351:
346:
341:
335:
332:
331:
326:
324:
323:
316:
309:
301:
295:
294:
281:
280:External links
278:
275:
274:
250:
249:
247:
244:
218:
215:
196:
195:
192:
188:
187:
184:
180:
179:
176:
173:
170:
169:
164:
163:Cinematography
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
138:
134:
133:
130:
126:
125:
117:
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1624:
1613:
1610:
1608:
1605:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1574:
1572:
1561:
1556:
1554:
1549:
1547:
1542:
1541:
1535:
1533:
1529:
1524:
1521:
1517:
1512:
1500:
1499:
1495:
1492:
1491:
1487:
1484:
1483:
1479:
1476:
1475:
1471:
1468:
1467:
1463:
1460:
1459:
1455:
1452:
1451:
1447:
1445:" (1927 song)
1444:
1440:
1438:" (1927 song)
1437:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1427:
1425:
1421:
1415:
1412:
1409:
1406:
1403:
1400:
1397:
1394:
1391:
1388:
1385:
1382:
1379:
1376:
1373:
1372:Jon Lindbergh
1370:
1367:
1364:
1363:
1361:
1359:Personal life
1357:
1350:
1349:
1345:
1342:
1341:
1337:
1334:
1331:
1328:
1327:
1323:
1322:
1320:
1316:
1309:
1306:
1303:
1302:
1301:Tingmissartoq
1298:
1295:
1294:
1290:
1289:
1287:
1283:
1279:
1272:
1267:
1265:
1260:
1258:
1253:
1252:
1249:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1230:
1226:
1223:
1222:
1218:
1215:
1214:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1202:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1172:
1170:
1166:
1159:
1158:
1154:
1151:
1150:
1146:
1145:
1143:
1139:
1132:
1131:
1127:
1124:
1123:
1119:
1118:
1116:
1112:
1105:
1104:
1100:
1097:
1096:
1092:
1089:
1088:
1084:
1081:
1080:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1068:
1065:
1064:
1060:
1057:
1056:
1052:
1049:
1048:
1044:
1041:
1040:
1036:
1033:
1032:
1028:
1025:
1021:
1018:
1014:
1011:
1010:
1006:
1003:
1002:
998:
995:
994:
990:
989:
987:
983:
976:
975:
971:
968:
967:
963:
960:
959:
955:
952:
951:
947:
944:
943:
939:
936:
935:
931:
928:
927:
923:
920:
919:
915:
912:
911:
907:
904:
903:
899:
896:
895:
891:
888:
887:
883:
881:
880:
876:
873:
872:
871:Marching Song
868:
867:
865:
861:
854:
853:
849:
846:
845:
841:
838:
837:
833:
830:
829:
825:
822:
821:
817:
814:
813:
809:
808:
806:
802:
795:
794:
790:
787:
786:
782:
779:
778:
774:
771:
770:
766:
765:
763:
759:
752:
751:
747:
744:
743:
739:
736:
735:
731:
728:
727:
723:
720:
719:
715:
712:
711:
707:
706:
704:
700:
693:
692:
688:
685:
684:
680:
677:
676:
672:
669:
668:
664:
661:
660:
656:
653:
652:
651:It's All True
648:
645:
644:
640:
639:
637:
633:
626:
625:
621:
618:
617:
613:
610:
609:
605:
600:
599:
595:
592:
591:
587:
584:
583:
579:
578:
577:
574:
571:
570:
566:
563:
562:
558:
555:
554:
550:
547:
546:
542:
539:
538:
534:
531:
530:
526:
523:
521:
517:
514:
513:
509:
506:
505:
504:Twelfth Night
501:
500:
498:
494:
487:
486:
482:
479:
478:
474:
471:
470:
466:
463:
462:
458:
455:
454:
450:
447:
446:
442:
439:
438:
437:Touch of Evil
434:
431:
430:
426:
423:
422:
418:
415:
414:
410:
407:
406:
402:
399:
398:
394:
391:
390:
386:
383:
382:
378:
377:
375:
373:Feature films
371:
365:
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
350:
347:
345:
344:Radio credits
342:
340:
337:
336:
333:
329:
322:
317:
315:
310:
308:
303:
302:
299:
293:
289:
288:
284:
283:
279:
272:
268:
264:
260:
255:
252:
245:
243:
242:
237:
235:
231:
227:
223:
216:
214:
212:
208:
204:
203:
193:
189:
186:United States
185:
181:
177:
171:
168:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
142:
139:
135:
131:
127:
122:
118:American film
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
1532:expanding it
1525:
1510:
1496:
1493:(2004 novel)
1488:
1480:
1473:
1472:
1464:
1456:
1448:
1443:Lucky Lindy!
1346:
1338:
1324:
1308:Miles Mohawk
1299:
1291:
1227:
1219:
1211:
1199:
1157:Les Bravades
1155:
1147:
1128:
1120:
1101:
1093:
1085:
1077:
1069:
1061:
1053:
1045:
1037:
1029:
1007:
999:
991:
972:
964:
956:
948:
940:
932:
924:
916:
908:
900:
892:
884:
877:
869:
850:
842:
834:
826:
818:
810:
791:
783:
775:
767:
748:
740:
732:
724:
716:
708:
691:The Dreamers
689:
681:
673:
665:
657:
649:
641:
623:
622:
614:
606:
598:One Man Band
596:
588:
580:
575:
567:
559:
551:
543:
535:
527:
520:Citizen Kane
519:
510:
502:
483:
475:
467:
459:
451:
443:
435:
427:
419:
411:
403:
397:The Stranger
395:
387:
381:Citizen Kane
379:
359:Bibliography
328:Orson Welles
286:
262:
259:Graver, Gary
254:
240:
238:
229:
221:
220:
207:Orson Welles
201:
200:
199:
174:Running time
158:Orson Welles
150:Orson Welles
141:Orson Welles
132:Orson Welles
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
1477:(1984 film)
1461:(1957 film)
1453:(1929 play)
1310:(1936–1939)
1304:(1929–1933)
1296:(1927–1928)
1201:Frozen Peas
1114:Spoken-word
1098:(1951–1952)
1082:(1945–1946)
1058:(1942–1943)
1050:(1942–1943)
1042:(1941–1942)
1034:(1938–1940)
1004:(1937–1938)
913:(1937–1938)
761:Adaptations
726:Black Magic
694:(1980–1982)
678:(1967–1970)
667:The Heroine
662:(1957–1969)
659:Don Quixote
619:(1976–1985)
601:(1968–1971)
576:Orson's Bag
545:Magic Trick
429:Mr. Arkadin
354:Discography
339:Filmography
167:Gary Graver
147:Produced by
129:Directed by
1577:1984 films
1571:Categories
1423:In culture
1408:Highfields
1392:(grandson)
1386:(daughter)
1380:(daughter)
1001:The Shadow
974:Rhinoceros
926:Native Son
804:Television
469:F for Fake
246:References
217:Production
137:Written by
66:newspapers
1482:Lindbergh
1195:Oja Kodar
1106:(1951–52)
608:Moby Dick
445:The Trial
226:Oja Kodar
178:3 minutes
96:July 2013
1404:(father)
1398:(mother)
1285:Aircraft
1026:" (1938)
1019:" (1938)
675:The Deep
191:Language
155:Starring
1168:Related
1017:Dracula
950:Othello
863:Theatre
522:trailer
421:Othello
413:Macbeth
194:English
183:Country
80:scholar
1410:(home)
1368:(wife)
1351:(1977)
1343:(1953)
1335:(1941)
1329:(1927)
1232:(2018)
1224:(2014)
1216:(1993)
1160:(1996)
1152:(1992)
1133:(1970)
1125:(1946)
1090:(1946)
1074:(1945)
1066:(1944)
1012:(1938)
996:(1937)
977:(1960)
969:(1955)
961:(1953)
953:(1951)
945:(1946)
937:(1943)
929:(1941)
921:(1938)
910:Caesar
905:(1937)
897:(1936)
889:(1936)
874:(1932)
855:(1979)
847:(1964)
839:(1958)
831:(1956)
823:(1955)
815:(1955)
796:(1999)
788:(1999)
780:(1972)
772:(1947)
753:(1969)
745:(1960)
737:(1955)
729:(1949)
721:(1944)
713:(1943)
686:(1981)
670:(1967)
654:(1942)
646:(1938)
627:(1984)
611:(1971)
593:(1969)
585:(1968)
582:Vienna
572:(1970)
564:(1958)
556:(1955)
548:(1953)
540:(1950)
532:(1946)
524:(1940)
515:(1934)
507:(1933)
496:Shorts
488:(2018)
480:(1978)
472:(1973)
464:(1968)
456:(1965)
448:(1962)
440:(1958)
432:(1955)
424:(1951)
416:(1948)
408:(1947)
400:(1946)
392:(1942)
384:(1941)
269:
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
1374:(son)
1318:Works
1141:Books
985:Radio
87:JSTOR
73:books
1528:stub
1326:"WE"
292:IMDb
267:ISBN
59:news
290:at
42:by
1573::
1559:e
1552:t
1545:v
1534:.
1441:"
1434:"
1270:e
1263:t
1256:v
1022:"
1015:"
320:e
313:t
306:v
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
