Song of the Clouds

1957
33m

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A fascinating look at air travel in 1956. From international passenger journeys to the moving of goods and services with a few behind the scenes glimpses of technical aspects of flight, this... Read allA fascinating look at air travel in 1956. From international passenger journeys to the moving of goods and services with a few behind the scenes glimpses of technical aspects of flight, this short film is still enjoyable and surprisingly relevant today.A fascinating look at air travel in 1956. From international passenger journeys to the moving of goods and services with a few behind the scenes glimpses of technical aspects of flight, this short film is still enjoyable and surprisingly relevant today.

Director
- John Armstrong

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IMDb RATING

9.2/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- John Armstrong

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The graceful Constellation has an unusually long front landing gear strut....with 2 wheels. It's really strange to see the Connie take a sharp turn - the "inner" tyre heels so much over that you'd be forgiven for thinking it's about to come off !!!

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Featured review

6/10

"The air is ours!"

A hundred or more planes fill the screen in this short about civil aviation. Each one wears a different livery, comes from a different organization, from commercial air lines to those of international organizations supporting those businesses. Ships fill the north Atlantic, reporting on the weather they will face. We are treated to hundreds, perhaps thousands of people, the vast majority of them passengers, from every nation and race, as well as produce, machinery, and the inevitable sacks of mail.

It's a bright short subject touting air traffic in the 1950s, filed with optimism and the grace of the air planes.