The Aviator
– A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, durin..
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.
25 Dec 2004
English
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Martin Scorsese
John Logan
Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly
Biopic of billionaire Howard Hughes, starting with his early filmmaking years as owner of RKO studios but mostly focusing on his role in designing and promoting new aircraft. Hughes was a risk-taker spending several fortunes on designing experimental aircraft and eventually founding TWA as a rival to Pan AM airlines owned by his great rival Juan Trippe. When Trippe's politico Senator Ralph Owen Brewster accuses Hughes of being a war profiteer, it's Hughes who gains the upper hand. Hughes also had many women in his life including a long relationship with actress Katharine Hepburn. From an early age however, Hughes was also germophobic and would have severe bouts of mental illness.
Won 5 Oscars. Another 81 wins & 130 nominations.
$102,563,679
Miramax