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Lindbergh:Shocking Turbulent Life [VHS]

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This is a very interesting account of the life of the famous aviator. Narrated by Stacy Keach and hosted by David McCullough, it includes interviews with Lindbergh's widow, Anne, and their children, Jon, and Reeve. This documentary attempts to define a complex, and often controversial figure of the first half of the twentieth century. Also included: commentary by several noted historians. A must see for any Lindbergh fan!

In a fair and objective manner "Lindbergh, the Shocking, Turbulent Life of America's Lone Eagle" examines the life of one of the world's most controversial heroes. Charles Lindbergh captured the hearts of the world when he crossed the Atlantic nonstop in a solo flight in 1927. He seemed to embody the "can-do" American spirit. This film certainly covers Lindbergh's flight and the resultant fame of that flight. It also examines Lindbergh as an intensely private man who never became comfortable with his fame.

The film chronicles all major aspects of Lindbergh's life including his rather distant relationship with his parents, his air mail service days, his historic flight across the Atlantic, the kidnapping of his first child, and his shocking stand on racial superiority right before America's involvement in World War II. This documentary carefully explores Lindbergh's involvement in the America First movement and his stand on the racial superiority of certain countries including Germany, which greatly damaged his status as an American hero and caused many countries to brand him a Nazi. Lindbergh's visit to Germany and his reports that the Germans were unbeatable in the air also turned President Roosevelt against him.

Although only an hour long this film, through contemporary newspaper accounts, personal journals of Lindbergh and his wife, and interviews with Lindbergh's colleagues and children captures his celebrated and controversial life. Highly recommended.