Flyboys (2006)

140 min · Action, Adventure, Romantic Drama, War Film, action film, drama film, romance film, war film

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Directors

Tony Bill

Cast

James Franco, Scott Hazell, Mac McDonald, Philip Winchester, Todd Boyce, Karen Ford, Ruth Bradley, Abdul Salis, Tim Pigott-Smith, Tyler Labine, Gail Downey, David Ellison, Jean Reno, Augustin Legrand, Keith McErlean

The story

In 1916, a group of Americans go to France to serve in the French Air Service, L'Aéronautique militaire, in World War I. They are placed under the command of Captain Georges Thenault, with veteran flying ace Reed Cassidy as their mentor. Pilot Blaine Rawlings runs out of fuel on a practice flight and crashes.

Catalogue themes and tags

Aerial combat, Battle Assignment, Death of a friend, Erster Weltkrieg, Fighter Pilot, Wretch, romanze, Adventure, History, Action/Adventure, Period piece, Drama, War film, Romance Film, Action

Genres

Action, Adventure, Romantic Drama, War Film, action film, drama film, romance film, war film

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