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The Aviator
USA 2004 Color
Aviator


The film is based upon the early career of tycoon Howard Hughes (1905-1976), whose career spanned across everything from oil, film, casinos, and aviation, as he turned millions of dollars into billions...

Genre/keyword: Biography / Drama / Historical
Certification: Rated PG-13
MPAA reasons: Thematic elements, sexual content, nudity, language and a crash sequence.
Sound Mix:
Runtime: 2h35
Location: Montreal, Canada / Los Angeles, California
Theatrical Release: December 17, 2004
Video Release: May 24, 2005
Distributed by: Warner Bros./ Miramax / Initial Entertainment Group

Directed by
  Martin Scorsese  

Cast (in credits order) 
  Leonardo DiCaprio .... Howard Hughes 
  Cate Blanchett .... Katharine Hepburn 
  Kate Beckinsale .... Ava Gardner 
  Gwen Stefani .... Jean Harlow 
  Adam Scott .... Johnny Meyer 
  Kelli Garner .... Faith Domergue 
  Ian Holm .... Professor Fitz 
  Alan Alda .... Senator Ralph Owen Brewster 

Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  Alec Baldwin .... Juan Trippe 
  Emma Campbell  .... Helen Frye 
  Frances Conroy .... Katharine Hepburn (Sr.) 
  Willem Dafoe .... Tabloid editor
  Stanley DeSantis .... Louis B. Mayer 
  Al Dubois .... Executive Pan Am 
  Sam Hennings .... Frank 
  Edward Herrmann .... Joseph Breen 
  Danny Huston .... Jack Frye 
  Vincent Laresca .... Jorge
  Josie Maran .... Cigarette Girl Cocoanut Grove 
  James Rae .... FBI Agent 
  John C. Reilly .... Noah Dietrich 
  Matt Ross .... Glenn Odekirk 
  Nellie Sciutto .... Nadine Henley 
  Justin Shilton .... Test pilot
  Amy Sloan .... Hughes' mother 
  Brent Spiner .... Robert Gross 
  Harry Standjofski .... Crony Louis B. Mayer 
  Dennis St John .... Custodian 
  Chris Ufland .... Engineer
  Martha Wainwright .... Vocalist Cocoanut Grove 
  Rufus Wainwright .... Singer at Cocoanut Grove
  Jeremy Zafran  .... TWA Executive 

Written
  John Logan
	
Original Music by 
  Howard Shore  
  
Cinematography by 
  Robert Richardson 
  
Film Editing by 
  Thelma Schoonmaker 
  
Casting by 
  Ellen Lewis
  
Production Design by 
  Dante Ferretti  
  
Art Direction by 
  Robert Guerra 
  Claude Paré 
 
Set Decoration by 
  Francesca LoSchiavo  
  
Costume Design by 
  Sandy Powell 

 

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