billy wilder create a somewhat conventional biopic about the charles lindberg flight . he structure the film use flashback extensively to tell the lindberg story lead up to the famous flight across the atlantic and which happen in present time in the film . fly an airplane for hour after hour be not the stuff of excitement and and wilder be not go to deviate from his theme of lindberg a hero of the common man and so thing be predictable . however and james stewart be well cast and quite believable a lindberg and and the many obstacle he have to overcome just to get his plane in the air keep one watching . the film come through most successfully a wilder weave the part of the story together in a way that create tension and then relief and then tension again . the cinematography be quite good and score by franz waxman enhance the scene and and stewart really seem to make lindberg come alive and make one believe he could be lindberg . there be a bit of 1950 religious schmaltz at the end and but overall the direction and acting and and high production value overcome the predictability of the story ( would anybody really see this picture and not know that lindberg make it across the atlantic . ) to make an enjoyable film that have age good than most film from that time . billy wild make film of a wide variety of type and and this be one that be representative of his craftsman like best .