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Dramatisation of the life of Hollywood film mogul and aviation enthusiast Howard Hughes. Focussing on the years between the late 1920s and 1940s, both Hughes' professional and personal lives are explored, including his dalliances with Katharine Hepburn and Ava Gardner.

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ProducerSandy Climan, Graham King, Michael Mann, Charles Evans

EAN8717418152215

eBay Product ID (ePID)65726839

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ActorAlec Baldwin, Gwen Stefani, Leonardo DiCaprio, Willem Dafoe, Kelli Garner, Cate Blanchett, Adam Scott, Kate Beckinsale, Jude Law

Film/TV TitleThe Aviator

DirectorMartin Scorsese

LanguageEnglish

Run Time163 Mins

FormatDVD

Release Year2008

FeaturesCollector's Edition Steelbook

GenreDrama, General

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Number of Discs2

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ReviewsThe Telegraph - Leonardo DiCaprio dazzles in Martin Scorsese's biopic, The Daily Telegraph - Leonardo DiCaprio dazzles in Martin Scorsese's biopic, The Times - Scorsese's biopic is as successful, if not more, in capturing the spirit of an era as it is in capturing the essence of the man.

Additional InformationMartin Scorsese's THE AVIATOR is a lavish spectacle of a motion picture that harks back to Hollywood's Golden Era in telling the story of Howard Hughes, one of 20th-century America's most pioneering and influential figures. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the eccentric billionaire, Scorsese's biopic concentrates on Hughes's life between the 1920s and '40s, when he made some of his most striking contributions to both the film and aviation industries. At only 25 years of age, Hughes directed the most expensive film ever made up to that point, HELL'S ANGELS (1930), which Scorsese gleefully recreates here in all its sprawling, audacious glory. At the same time, he became known as an unabashed playboy, bedding the likes of Jean Harlow (singer Gwen Stefani), Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsale), and Katherine Hepburn (a brilliant Cate Blanchett). In the mid-'30s, he turned his attention to the aviation industry, where he quickly became a world-renowned celebrity for shattering speed and distance records. He also continued to test the limits of flight technology, building bigger, faster, and stronger aircrafts. All the while, he struggled with an obsessive-compulsive mental disorder that sent him into a full-fledged tailspin after a near-fatal plane crash. The film concludes with Hughes being called to the Senate in '47 to defend himself against nefarious Senator Owen Brewster (Alan Alda), who accused Hughes of taking money from the United States government during wartime. Stunningly photographed by Robert Richardson, Scorsese's nearly three-hour drama features an impassioned performance by DiCaprio, who is also credited as an executive producer. Although she appears in less than a third of the film, Blanchett delivers a performance that cements her status as one of the finest actresses ever to appear on the big screen.

AwardsBest Film 2004 -, Best Supporting Actress 2004 - Cate Blanchett, Best Actress In A Supporting Role 2004 - Cate Blanchett

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleThe Aviator

Consumer AdviceContains one use of strong language and a moderate scene of injury