The aviator
(DVD)

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Published
Burbank, Calif. : Warner Bros. Pictures :, [2005].
Edition
2-disc widescreen ed.
Language
English
UPC
085393893927, 012569700482

Notes

General Note
Originally released as an American motion picture in 2004.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Robert Richardson ; edited by Thelma Schoonmaker ; music by Howard Shore ; production designed by Dante Ferretti.
Participants/Performers
Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Ian Holm, Danny Huston, Gwen Stefani, Jude Law, Adam Scott, Matt Ross, Kelli Garner, Frances Conroy, Brent Spiner, Stanley DeSantis, Edward Herrmann.
Description
Howard Hughes was a rich young man from Texas, heir to his father's fortune, when he decided he wanted to make movies. Age 21, he made the most expensive Hollywood film ever (at the time); and went on to break air-speed records, make another fortune in aircraft design, smash Charles Lindbergh's round-the-world flight record, and be romantically linked with almost all of Hollywood's famous beauties. Nevertheless, he died alone, sealed into a room he never left, the victim of compulsions that drove him to greatness, while containing the seeds of his undoing.
System Details
DVD format; region 1; 5.1 Dolby digital surround, Dolby surround stereo; widescreen format preserving the aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition, 2.35:1; enhanced for widescreen televisions.
Language
In English or dubbed French; with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Winner, 2005 Academy Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Cate Blanchett); Best Achievement in Editing (Thelma Schoonmaker); Best Achievement in Cinematography (Robert Richardson); Best Achievement in Art Direction (Dante Ferretti (art director), Francesca Lo Schiavo (set decorator)); Best Achievement in Costume Design (Sandy Powell).

Subjects

LC Subjects
Aeronautics -- Research -- Drama.
Air pilots -- Drama.
Airplanes -- Design and construction -- Drama.
Billionaires -- United States -- Drama.
Businesspeople -- United States -- Drama.
Celebrities -- United States -- Drama.
Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama.
Hughes, Howard, -- 1905-1976 -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Test pilots -- Drama.
Video recordings.
Other Subjects
Biographical -- Feature.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Historical films.