The Aviator

The Aviator

2004
PG-13
170 min
USA
biography, drama, history

7/10

Howard Hughes, who suffers from germophobia and psychological illness, tries to design and promote a new aircraft. Along the way, he faces personal issues but becomes a successful film-maker.

Director: Martin Scorsese

Writer: John Logan

Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin

With a rich sense of period detail, The Aviator succeeds thanks to typically assured direction from Martin Scorsese and a strong performance from Leonardo DiCaprio, who charts Howard Hughes' descent from eccentric billionaire to reclusive madman.

The Aviator (2004)

The Aviator (2004)

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator (2004)

The Aviator (2004)

Director

Martin Scorsese
American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese made the short films while he attended New York University's film school; these include "What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?" (1963), "It's Not Just You, Murray!" (1964), and his most famous short of the period "The Big Shave" (1967). This...

Main Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio
as Howard Hughes
Cate Blanchett
as Katharine Hepburn
Kate Beckinsale
as Ava Gardner
John C. Reilly
as Noah Dietrich
Alec Baldwin
as Juan Trippe
Alan Alda
as Senator Ralph Owen Brewster
Ian Holm
as Professor Fitz
Jude Law
as Errol Flynn
Kelli Garner
as Faith Domergue
Danny Huston
as Jack Frye
Brent Spiner
as Robert Gross
Willem Dafoe
as Roland Sweet

Content

Tagline: For some men, the sky was the limit. For him, it was just the beginning.

Motion Picture Rating: PG-13

Genres: biography, drama, history

Categories: aviation, tycoon, billionaire, eccentricity, phobia, pilot, wealth

Crew

Producer: Sandy Climan, Charles Evans Jr., Graham King, Michael Mann, Matthias Deyle

Editor: Thelma Schoonmaker

Casting: Ellen Lewis, Lucie Robitaille

Director of photography: Robert Richardson

Original music composer: Howard Shore

Costume design: Sandy Powell

Executive producer: Chris Brigham, Rick Yorn, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Rick Schwartz, Volker Schauz, Aslan Nadery, Leonardo DiCaprio, , Martin Scorsese

Production design: Dante Ferretti

Details and Technical Specs

Runtime: 170 min

Country: USA

Language: English

Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

Color: Black and White, Color

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Also Known As

El aviador (ES)