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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.
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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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