The Winds of Kitty Hawk is a 1978 historical drama film directed by E.W. Swackhamer. It follows the story of the Wright brothers who built the first ever plane to take flight. It focuses on the hardships and obstacles they faced while trying to attain their goal.
Here’s how you can watch and stream The Winds of Kitty Hawk via streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video.
Is The Winds of Kitty Hawk available to watch via streaming?
Yes, The Winds of Kitty Hawk is available to watch via streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
The film follows Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville who run a bicycle shop but dream of flight. Inspired by gliders, they travel to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, known for its strong winds. Over several years, they face many crashes and setbacks as they build and test different gliders. They finally solve the problems of controlling their aircraft and achieve the first sustained, powered airplane flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903. But their journey doesn’t end there. The movie also shows their struggles to get their invention recognized and dealing with the sudden fame that came with achieving this groundbreaking invention.
The film stars Michael Moriarty and David Huffman as the Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville respectively. We also see Tom Bower as William Tate, Robin Gammell as H.A. Toumlin and John Randolph as Alexander Graham Bell.
Watch The Winds of Kitty Hawk streaming via Amazon Prime Video
The Winds of Kitty Hawk is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
Amazon Prime Video is a leading streaming platform that offers a huge library of movies, TV series and documentaries, including Amazon Original productions like Modern Love, THEM, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and The Boys.
You can watch via Amazon Prime Video by following these steps:
- Go to Amazon Prime Video
- Select ‘Sign in’ and ‘Create your Amazon account’
- Sign up for a Prime Video membership:
- $14.99 per month or $139 per year with an Amazon Prime membership
- $8.99 per month for a standalone Prime Video membership
Amazon Prime is the online retailer’s paid service that provides fast shipping and exclusive sales on products, so the membership that includes both this service and Prime Video is the company’s most popular offering. However, you can also opt to subscribe to Prime Video separately.
The Winds of Kitty Hawk’s official synopsis is as follows:
“The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world’s first successful motor-operated airplane.”
NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.
