Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: John Logan
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, John C. Reilly, Kate Beckinsale, Jude Law
Released: February 10, 2005
Rating: (M)
Runtime: 169 minutes
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Story: "The Aviator" tells the story of aviation pioneer Howard Hughes (DiCaprio), the eccentric billionaire industrialist and Hollywood film mogul famous for romancing some of the world's most beautiful women. The drama recounts the years of his life from the late 1920s through the 1940s, an epoch when Hughes was directing movies and test flying innovative aircraft he designed and created. It also chronicles Hughes' struggle with his physical disabilities and phobias, and his increasingly erratic, obsessive-compulsive behavior that led him ultimately to isolate himself from his associates and withdraw from the world.
Cast:
Leonardo DiCaprio Howard Hughes
Cate Blanchett Katharine Hepburn
Kate Beckinsale Ava Gardner
John C. Reilly Noah Dietrich
Alec Baldwin Juan Trippe
Alan Alda Sen. 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