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Flyboys is a 2006 American-British war film directed by Tony Bill and written by David S. Ward. The movie stars James Franco, Martin Henderson, Jean Reno, and Jennifer Decker. It was produced by Dean Devlin through Electric Entertainment, Skydance Media, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The narrative focuses on aviation during World War I, featuring characters such as Raoul Lufbery, Georges Thénault, Eugene Bullard, and Manfred von Richthofen.
The film has a runtime of approximately 138 to 140 minutes. Its budget was 60,000,000, and it generated 17,858,059 in revenue. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix, the story is set in France. Trevor Rabin composed the score, and Henry Braham served as director of photography. The production companies also included Ingenious Media.
Flyboys is categorized as a romance, drama, and action film. It is based on true stories and highlights fighter pilots and biplanes. The film was released in 2006 and 2007. It is available in video on demand format. The original language is English.
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6.5The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Cast
- James Franco as Blaine Rawlings
- David Ellison as Eddie Beagle
- Jean Reno as Capt. Thenault
- Philip Winchester as William Jensen
- Todd Boyce as Mr. Jensen
- Mac McDonald as Sheriff Detweiller
Themes
- world war i
- fighter pilot
- based on true story
- biplane
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- aviation
- Director
- Tony Bill
- Screenwriter
- David S. Ward
- Composer
- Trevor Rabin
- Producer
- Dean Devlin
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Henry Braham
- Narrative location
- France
- Duration
- 140
- FilmAffinity ID
- 944740
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.flyboysdvd.com
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- review score
- 47/100
- characters
- Georges Thénault
- publication date
- 2007-05-10
- title
- Flyboys
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 60000000
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