The Aviator
“Some men dream the future. He built it.”
2004•PG-13•2h 50m•7.2•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Martin Scorsese
Writer
John Logan
Budget
$110M
Revenue
$214M
Languages
English
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
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
Production
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Company
Miramax
Company
Initial Entertainment Group
Company
Forward Pass
Company
Appian Way
Company
IMF
Company
Intermedia
Company
Intermedia Films
Producer
Michael Mann
Producer
Charles Evans Jr.
Producer
Graham King
Producer
Sanford R. Climan
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