To Fly!
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To Fly! is a pioneering 1976 IMAX documentary film that explores the history and experience of human flight through immersive large-format aerial cinematography.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IMAX film
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documentary film ⓘ short film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
early balloon flight
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modern jet aviation ⓘ pioneer aviation era ⓘ space flight ⓘ |
| director |
Greg MacGillivray
NERFINISHED
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Jim Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Smithsonian Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1970s American documentary film ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | National Air and Space Museum IMAX Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitionFormat | IMAX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique |
extensive aerial photography
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on-location shooting from aircraft ⓘ |
| firstShownAt | National Air and Space Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstShownIn | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
aerial documentary
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documentary ⓘ educational film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
awe of aerial perspective
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human aspiration to fly ⓘ technological progress in aviation ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aviation
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history of human flight ⓘ human flight experience ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bernard Herrmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | James Whitmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
immersive large-format aerial sequences
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pioneering use of IMAX for documentary filmmaking ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum film program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Greg MacGillivray
NERFINISHED
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Jim Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | MacGillivray Freeman Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | landmark IMAX documentary ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976-05-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 27 minutes ⓘ |
| structure | chronological survey of flight history ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general audience
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museum visitors ⓘ |
| title | To Fly! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
IMAX 70mm film
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aerial cinematography ⓘ large-format cinematography ⓘ |
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