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L' Aviateur

Summary: Follows the life of Howard Hughes as the twenty something millionaire, having already made a fortune improving the design of oil-drilling bits, who comes to Hollywood with an interest in getting into the picture business. It doesn't take long for Hughes to jump from producer to director of his first major film project, a World War I air epic. The film was a massive hit, and the eccentric inventor became a mogul in Hollywood, making Jean Harlow a star and enjoying a romance with Katharine Hepburn. But Hollywood's old-boy network never fully accepted Hughes, and in time his passion for flying began to reclaim his attentions. He began designing new planes, setting air speed records, flying around the world, and risking his life testing aircraft. Hughes also found time to romance Ava Gardner and founded his own airline, Trans-World Airlines. As his ideas became bolder and more eccentric, he gained many powerful enemies.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (165 min.) : digital, sound, color
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  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros., 2004.
  • Distributor: Vaughan, ON : Criterion-on-Demand, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture by Warner Bros., 2004.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Robert Richardson ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Sandy Powell ; production designer, Dante Ferretti ; visual effects supervisor, Rob Legato ; special effects supervisor, R. Bruce Steinheimer.
Participant or Performer Note: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Jude Law.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, sexual content, nudity, language and a crash sequence.
CHV rating: 14A.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
English language version also available.
System Details Note:
Content available as downloadable file or streaming video.
Language Note:
Soundtrack dubbed in French, optional French subtitles.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, USA, 2005: Oscar - Best Achievement in Art Direction (Dante Ferretti (art director), Francesca Lo Schiavo (set decorator)); Best Achievement in Cinematography (Robert Richardson); Best Achievement in Costume Design (Sandy Powell); Best Achievement in Editing (Thelma Schoonmaker); Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Cate Blanchett)
Source of Description Note:
Title from distributor's web site (viewed July 9, 2015).
Subject: Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Drama
Air pilots -- Drama
Test pilots -- United States -- Drama
Hughes, Howard -- 1905-1976 -- Drama
Genre: Feature films.
Biographical films.
Streaming video.

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