The Boy who could fly

This is a story of love and courage, filled with moments of great humour. A sensitive girl moves to a new neighbourhood and befriends the autistic and mysterious boy next door. He spends his day perched at his window, dreaming of flight. A sympathetic teacher (Colleen Dewhurst) hopes

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Credits

director

Nick Castle

producer

Gary Adelson

Duration

01:43:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300906

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 12+

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Autism

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q650677

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United States, 1986

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