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A Drama of the Air

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An aging engineer pursues a scheme to build a flying machine at the expense of his family's health. When his daughter falls ill, he enters a flying competition to win money for her treatment, even though his design is dangerously untested.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1913-12-31

Runtime: 18 mins

Director: René Le Somptier

Spoken language: No Language

Genres: Drama

Original title: A Drama of the Air

Production Companies: Gaumont

Production Countries: France

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