The Great Sail
1966, English. Directed by Robert Gardner.
Alexander Calder's La Grande Voile was erected on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in 1966 with the artist directing the work. As the spectacular steel forms of this monumental stabile rise, it is filmed with time-lapse and verité photography. One can see that the structure owes its spare elegance to the precision of its design and construction. Calder remains absorbed in quiet concentration as skeptical students and bemused bystanders observe the somewhat peculiar event.
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- 0h 10m
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- English
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The Great Sail isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 May 1966. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Great Sail?
The Great Sail (1966) was directed by Robert Gardner.