Product Description

A detailed portrait of aviation hero and Nazi fan Charles Lindbergh and his wife, noted author Anne Morrow. Going beyond the well-known events of their lives, this is the intimate story of one of the most revered--and reviled--couples of the 20th century. Features interviews with friends, Arthur Schlesinger, and Morley Safer.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33535 in DVD
• Brand: A&E
• Released on: 2005-09-27
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 100 minutes

Customer Reviews

Biography-Charles and Anne Lindbergy: Alone Together
We found this informative and entertaining. It was very comprehensive and we especially enjoyed the interviews of people who knew them. We are glad we bought it. The quality was excellent.

Chin Dimpled Aviator
The title suggests that the couple would be spoken of equally. However, this work is much more about the husband than the wife. The wife doesn't appear until 35 minutes into the documentary. Still, many documentaries give much more scant treatment to the wives of famous men than this one, so the work can be seen as progressive in ways.

Even though C. Lindbergh went on to become a famous daredevil of sorts, this work suggests that he was originally a momma's boy. He didn't have his first date until he was about 26 years old. Maybe that's not surprising in the time before a certain 1960s godsend. Still, the Freudian in me is shocked how one body can contain so many masculine and feminine elements. It almost reminds me of how Yukio Mishima went from a very feminine boy to a hypermasculine man.

This work will remind people that worshipping celebrities is nothing new. For parents who have lost children to foul play or death, many may relate. Still, I was sympathizing with C. Lindbergh until they said he promoted the Nazis. After that, this work became incredibly painful to watch. Peace to all that promotion of eugenics! Yes, he may have turned a new leaf when he began to promote environmentalism, but this is no hero of mine.

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