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Skyward (1980) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1980 · 100 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Ron Howard
- Starring
- Clu Gulager, Bette Davis, Jessie Lee Fulton, Irma P. Hall, Howard Hesseman, Bill Thurman
A heartfelt drama follows Billie Dupree, a flight instructor at a small Texas airfield, who meets a teenage girl in a wheelchair captivated by gliders. Determined to fly, she receives specially adapted controls from Dupree. With Koup Trenton battling to restore an aging plane, the trio works together, ultimately getting both the girl and the vintage aircraft airborne.
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