The Aviator (1985)
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Directors
George Trumbull Miller
Cast
Christopher Reeve, Rosanna Arquette, Jack Warden, Sam Wanamaker, Scott Wilson, Tyne Daly, Marcia Strassman
The story
Edgar Anscombe is an instructor at a US Army Air Corps flying school in 1918. While he is teaching a young pilot, the aircraft crashes during a landing attempt and bursts into flames. The student is killed, though Edgar survives.
Genres
Adventure, action film, adventure film, drama film
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