The Aviator

Nan
2h 50m
2004
7.216 /10 (5,690)

Some men dream the future. He built it.

Overview

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Country : Germany, United States of America
Genre : Drama
Languages : English
Released Date: 2004-12-17

Top Billed Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio

Howard Hughes

Cate Blanchett

Katharine Hepburn

Kate Beckinsale

Ava Gardner

John C. Reilly

Noah Dietrich

Alec Baldwin

Juan Trippe

Alan Alda

Senator Ralph Owen Brewster

Ian Holm

Professor Fitz

Danny Huston

Jack Frye

Gwen Stefani

Jean Harlow

Jude Law

Errol Flynn

Adam Scott

Johnny Meyer

Matt Ross

Glenn Odekirk

Kelli Garner

Faith Domergue

Frances Conroy

Mrs. Hepburn

Brent Spiner

Robert Gross

Stanley DeSantis

Louis B. Mayer

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