Man, it seems, has long craved to fly as the birds fly, silently propelled only by the forces of nature. Some get towed aloft in large gliders; others, like flying men harnessed to flimsy wings, launch themselves from wind swept cliff tops. Icarus is a view of both forms of the gliding sport in which the viewer gains the same sense of freedom, of elevation above the problems of the earthbound as do the men who choose to gain recreation in this exciting way. No spoken commentary.
Credits
production company
Australian Commonwealth Film Unit
Film Australia
Outlook
director
Antonio Colacino
producer
Don Murray
Duration
00:14:07:00
Colour
Colour
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
30885
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Flight
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Gliders (Aeronautics)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Gliding and soaring
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Gliding and soaring
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Hang gliders
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Flight
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)