John Stringfellow flight achievement was referenced in the movie "The Flight of the Phoenix" (1965). The character Heinrich Dorfmann (Hardy Kruger), a German airplane designer, explains that it was a model airplane that made the first powered flight in 1848 and that though his own experience with airplane design is with building models, the principles are the same. His design for an airplane to be built from the scraps of their crashed plane will fly them out of the desert to safety. John Stringfellow John Stringfellow (1799 – 13 December 1883) was born in Sheffield, England and is known for his work
36 Hours (1965 film) roles." Banner's role, which provided the comedy relief in "36 Hours", was the role model for his easy-going German soldier, POW camp guard Sgt. Hans Schultz, in the TV series "Hogan's Heroes" (1965–71). Coincidentally, Sig Ruman played POW camp guard Sgt. Schultz in the William Holden feature film "Stalag 17" (1953). The film was remade as a 1989 TV movie, "Breaking Point", starring Corbin Bernsen. 36 Hours (1965 film) 36 Hours is a 1965 American suspense film, based on the short story "Beware of the Dog" by Roald Dahl. The picture stars James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, and Rod Taylor