The Aviator (2004) - film review

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The Aviator is an American-German film first released in 2004, directed by Martin Scorsese. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly and Alec Baldwin. Our overall rating for this film is: very good.

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Director: Martin Scorsese
Script: Martin Scorsese
Photo: Robert Richardson
Music: Howard Shore
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio (Howard Hughes), Cate Blanchett (Katharine Hepburn), Kate Beckinsale (Ava Gardner), John C. Reilly (Noah Dietrich), Alec Baldwin (Juan Trippe), Alan Alda (Senator 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 (Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn), Brent Spiner (Robert Gross), Stanley DeSantis (Louis B. Mayer), Edward Herrmann (Joseph Breen), Willem Dafoe (Roland Sweet), Kenneth Welsh (Dr. Thomas Norval Hepburn), J.C. MacKenzie (Ludlow Ogden Smith), Jacob Davich (Howard Hughes – 9 Years Old), Amy Sloan (Allene Stone Gano Hughes), Sam Hennings (Hell’s Angels Stunt Coordinator), Joe Chrest (Hell’s Angels Director of Photography), Rufus Wainwright (Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1), Harry Standjofski (Crony of Louis B. Mayer), Vince Giordano (Cocoanut Grove Band Member), Josie Maran (Cigarette Girl), Justin Shilton (Hell’s Angels Pilot), Arthur Holden (Radio Announcer), Raymond Ducasse (Roscoe Turner), Joseph P. Reidy (Aide to Howard), Stéphane Demers (Maitre d’), Yves Jacques (Waiter), Loudon Wainwright III (Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2), Jason Cavalier (Cocoanut Grove Patron), Chris Ufland (Engineer), Al Dubois (Pan Am Executive #1), Alan Toy (Man on Crutches), Sebastian Tillinger (Timer), Francesca Scorsese (Little Girl), Charlotte Scott (Little Girl), James Bradford (Uncle Willy), Joe Cobden (Another Guest #1), Linda Smith (Another Guest #2), Alan Fawcett (Chairman MPA), Jordan St. James (Hughes’ Aide at Censor Hearing), David Purdham (Emcee), Kevin O’Rourke (Spencer Tracy), Lisa Bronwyn Moore (Noah’s Wife), Emma Campbell (Helen Frye), Martha Wainwright (Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #3), Vincent Laresca (Jorge), Matt Holland (Hughes’ Staff Person), Dennis St John (Nick the Custodian), Keith Campbell (Marine), Al Vandecruys (Doctor), James Rae (FBI Agent), Kathleen McAuliffe (Brewster’s Maid), Nellie Sciutto (Secretary), Terry Haig (Another Senator), James McNamara (Himself), John Koensgen (Pan Am Executive #2), Vladimir Kuznetsov Smith (Caretaker), Mark Akeson (Caretaker), Jason Pollard (Caretaker), Pascal Anctil (Reporter), Matthew I. Baker (Photographer at ’Hell’s Angels’ Wrap Party), Gavin Black (Hughes’ Film Crewman), John David Braddock (Photographer), John Brody (Policeman), Benjamin Centoducati (Film Worker), Isabelle Champeau (Editor), Al Coronel (Bi-Plane Mechanic #1), Elizabeth DeCicco (Starlet), Elisa Dyann (Coat Check Girl), Antonella Elia (Secretary), Meghan Elizabeth (Starlet), Danielle Franke (Esquire Starlet), Ian Halperin (Hospital Room Visitor), Trevor Hayes (Chef), Harrison Held (Louis B. Mayer Crony), David Hillberg (Stage Hand), Chase Hoyt (Usher), Larry Kagele (Pilot), Jason Klamm (Man in Tux at ’Hell’s Angels’ Premiere), Lauren LeMay (Starlet), Brian T. Lynch (Ground Crewman), Lon Moriarty (Hell’s Angels Airline Mechanic), Matthew Reidy (Photographer), Scott Sahadi (Photographer), Heather Sconyers (Bathing beauty), Martin Scorsese (Hell’s Angels Projectionist), Frank Sivero (Photographer), R. Bruce Steinheimer (Plane Engineer), Cathy Symonds (Customer), Michael-John Wolfe (Cary Grant), Jeremy Zafran (TWA Executive)
Country: USA / Germany
Language: English
Runtime: 170 min; B&W

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