The Aviator (2005)
2 Disc Widescreen Edition

Basic information
	Actors and Characters Cate Blanchett - Katharine Hepburn Alan Alda - Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster Alec Baldwin - Juan Trippe Kate Beckinsale - Ava Gardner Jude Law - Errol Flynn John C. Reilly - Noah Dietrich Leonardo DiCaprio - Howard Hughes Ian Holm - Professor Fitz Danny Huston - Jack Frye Gwen Stefani - Jean Harlow

Ratings
Amazon	IMDB 7.6	My Rating -

Academy Awards - 2004 (77th)

nominated 11 and won 5 ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE - Leonardo DiCaprio {"Howard Hughes"} ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - Alan Alda {"Senator Ralph Owen Brewster"} ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - Cate Blanchett {"Katharine Hepburn"} ART DIRECTION - Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo CINEMATOGRAPHY - Robert Richardson COSTUME DESIGN - Sandy Powell DIRECTING - Martin Scorsese FILM EDITING - Thelma Schoonmaker BEST PICTURE - Michael Mann and Graham King, Producers SOUND MIXING - Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal WRITING (Original Screenplay) - Written by John Logan

Movie Details
General Details Genre Drama Director Martin Scorsese Writer John Logan Studio Warner Bros. Language English MPAA Rating PG-13 Run Time 170 mins Country USA	Technical Details Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.40:1 Color (Anamorphic) Layers Single Side, Dual Layer Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround Subtitles English; French; Spanish DVD Date 5/24/2005 Discs 2 Library Index A02:032

Plot

One of the 20th century's most compelling figures, Howard Hughes was a wily industrialist, glamorous movie producer and unstoppable American innovator - but he thought of himself first and foremost as an aviator. In this spectacular epic, director Martin Scorsese focuses on the most prolific period in the life of Hughes (played by Best Actor Golden GlobeŽ Award winner Leonardo DiCaprio): the mid-1920's through the 1940's. It was a time of brilliant aeronautical invention, turbulent love affairs (including one with Katherine Hepburn, played by Cate Blanchett) and savage corporate battles. Prepare yourself for the ride of the lifetime of this billionaire, genius, madman.

Additional Information

Extra Features Disc 1 Audio Commentary by Martin Scorsese Disc 2 Additional Scene Documentaries on Howard Hughes and the Filmmakers: Making the Aviator The Role of Howard Hughes in Aviation History Modern Marvels: Howard Hughes, a History Channel Documentary The Affliction of Howard Hughes: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder The Visual Effects of The Aviator Constructing The Aviator Costuming and Scoring The Aviator The Aviator and the Age of Glamour An Evening with Leonardo DiCaprio and Alan Alda

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