The Winds of Kitty Hawk The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world's first successful motor-operated airplane. Details Casts Videos Galleries Posters Title The Winds of Kitty Hawk Release Date 1978-12-17 Runtime 01 Hours 38 Minutes Genres History Drama TV Movie Production Companies ITT Inc., Charles Fries Productions, Fries Enterprises Production Countries United States of America Michael Moriarty... Wilbur Wright... David Huffman... Orville Wright... Tom Bower... William Tate... Robin Gammell... H.A. Toumlin... Scott Hylands... Glenn Curtiss... John Randolph... Alexander Graham Bell... Kathryn Walker... Kate Wright... Eugene Roche... Bishop Milton Wright... John Hoyt... Prof. Samuel Langley... Joseph Bernard... Mayor of New York... Lew Brown... Harlan Mumford... Carole Tru Foster... Agnes Osborne... Dabbs Greer... Ace Hutchin... Mo Malone... Elizabeth Mayfield... Robert Casper... Man... Tom Lawrence... Doctor... Ross Durfee... William Howard Taft... Charles Macaulay... 2nd General... Frank Farmer... Newell... Steffen Zacharias... Fisherman... Laurence Haddon... 1st General... Ari Zeltzer... Tom Tate... Vaughn Armstrong... Reporter... Marie Todd... ... Gerald Berns... Reporter... The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978) Video Classics Australia Trailer (Trailer) Original Size (1845x1038) Original Size (960x1440)