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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780780637030
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0780637038
Label: Turner Home Ent
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Turner Home Ent
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 03, 2002
Running Time: 107 minutes
Sales Rank: 32699
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Theatrical Release Date: August 28, 1969
Editorial Review:
Description: Burt Lancaster, Gene Hackman and Scott Wilson play a threesome of stunt skydivers who are like moths drawn to the flame of risk... although their passion for it is beginning to fade.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - A favorite for fans of skydiving
I watched this movie after my interest in skydiving turned into more of an obsession than a mere hobby. It is a great movie. It had a lot more sex than I expected from a movie from 1968, but it was approached in a mature and realistic manner. The DVD has a cool documentary called "The Skydivers" that explains the men behind all the awesome freefalling cinematography. It also includes an insightful commentary track from the film's director. Gene Hackman is great in this movie as the hard partying ... Read More
Rating: - The Gypsy Moths
Super old classic movie. I love Burt Lancaster and Gene Hackman. I used to skydive in my younger days, and this movie tells it like it used to be!
Rating: - very good movie
this movie was very good. People that did this "Barnstorming" it the early years really put their lives on the line. You would really like to jump from a airplane as much as they did.
My hat goes off for a well done picture.
Rating: - Lost disk
I haven't received this movie yet. I saw it when it was made and loved it. Some of my friends are the skydivers.
John Wylie
Rating: - Talking about extreme sports!
As all the films of this outstanding filmmaker, there's always a personal landmark behind stages; that decade found him betting for extreme sports; Grand Prix and then "The Gypsy moths", but with an enormous existential background behind. These brave men who defy the heights, love the danger in a very special way, the aerial acrobatics are fantastic, with a splendid edition work, on the other hand there will be three love affairs along the road which thickens the plot in its central section, but ... Read More
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