The Sun Ship Game (1971)

Flying hundreds of miles a day through wild weather with no engine requires feats of airmanship unprecedented in human history and known before only to the birds. George Moffat and Gleb Derujinsky are great pilots and good friends who compete in the sport of Soaring for speed and distance in aircraft without engines - sleek competition gliders. Both would like to win the U.S. Soaring Championship. Derujinsky relies most on feel and creative impulse to sense his way through invisible air currents. Moffat does the same but relies more on a hand calculator he constantly works in his cockpit. This film 'The Sun Ship Game', voyages with both pilots into the sky at a regional contest in Vermont and into wild weather with eighty three other competitors in Marfa, Texas. Through eight days of hard flying in skies alternately filled with brilliant beauty and black violence, their two approaches arrive at a dramatic conclusion and one of them is named the U.S. Champion.

Director: Robert Drew
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 82 min
Release Date:

Cast

Editing: Anne Gilbert
Production: Drew Associates
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en

Keywords

sports

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Sun Ship Game about?
Flying hundreds of miles a day through wild weather with no engine requires feats of airmanship unprecedented in human history and known before only to the birds. George Moffat and Gleb Derujinsky are great pilots and good friends who compete in the sport of Soaring for speed and distance in aircraft without engines - sleek competition gliders. Both would like to win the U.S. Soaring Championship. Derujinsky relies most on feel and creative impulse to sense his way through invisible air currents. Moffat does the same but relies more on a hand calculator he constantly works in his cockpit. This film 'The Sun Ship Game', voyages with both pilots into the sky at a regional contest in Vermont and into wild weather with eighty three other competitors in Marfa, Texas. Through eight days of hard flying in skies alternately filled with brilliant beauty and black violence, their two approaches arrive at a dramatic conclusion and one of them is named the U.S. Champion.
Who directed The Sun Ship Game?
The Sun Ship Game was directed by Robert Drew.
Who stars in The Sun Ship Game?
The Sun Ship Game stars Gleb Derujinsky, George Moffat.
How long is The Sun Ship Game?
The Sun Ship Game has a runtime of 1h 22m (82 minutes).
What genre is The Sun Ship Game?
The Sun Ship Game is a Documentary film.
Where was The Sun Ship Game produced?
The Sun Ship Game was produced in United States of America.