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Nothing by Chance

Nothing by Chance

19751h 33m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1975

Runtime

1h 33m

Storyline

"A Barnstorming Summer in Middle America"

One summer in Cook, Nebraska, a group of part-time pilots decide to recreate a 1920s-style "barnstorming" flying tour. Calling themselves the "Great Flying Circus," they travel the American Midwest giving rides for three dollars and talking to the small-town characters they encounter. During their travels they meet an old man who is convinced that tornadoes are being generated because the astronauts landed on the moon, and a small boy who is willing to spend an entire day washing the planes for a few minutes of flying. Along the way, the men rediscover small-town America.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Jan 31, 1975
Languages
English
Director
William H. Barnett
Production
Creature Enterprises
Creature Enterprises
Ravlin Productions
Ravlin Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

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