Flyboys
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In 1914, "The Great War" --WWI--began in Europe. By 1917, the Allied powers of France, England, Italy and others were on the ropes against the German juggernaut. Some altruistic young Americans disagreed with the war. They volunteered to fight alongside their counterparts in France; some in the infa
Cast & Crew
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Tony Bill
Director
James Franco
Jean Reno
David Ellison
Martin Henderson
Jenny Decker
Film Details
Also Known As
Fly Boys
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Period
War
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Acs Audio Video Corp; Agn Shipleys; Air Studios, London; All England Caterers; Angels the Costumiers; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Arri Group; Bank Of Ireland Group; Bellwood Media; Cinefinance; Double Negative Visual Effects; Edithire; Efx Inc; Electric Entertainment; Framestore Cfc; Goldcrest; Goldcrest Post Production; Ingenious Media Services Limited; Jdc; Lays International; Lee Lighting; Lionsgate; Location Facilities; Location Facilities Ltd; Metro Voices; Midnight Transfer; Old Flying Machine Company; Panavision, Ltd.; Rona Brown Associates; Sapex; Shipleys; Signet Studios; Skydance Productions; Stone, Genow, Smelkinson, Binder & Christopher, LLP; Wavevend Radio Communications, Ltd.
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM ); 20th Century Fox International; 20th Century Fox Russia; Acme Film; Cathay Film Organization; Deltamac Co; Distribution Company; Filmax International; Gulf Film, Llc; Hoyts Distribution; Imagem Filmes; Lnk; MGM Distribution Company; MGM Home Entertainment; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Mirovision; Palace Pictures (Czech Republic); Palace Pictures (Slovakia); Prorom; Sam Film; Ster-Kinekor; United International Pictures; Vertigo Films (Uk)
Location
United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 9m
Synopsis
In 1914, "The Great War" --WWI--began in Europe. By 1917, the Allied powers of France, England, Italy and others were on the ropes against the German juggernaut. Some altruistic young Americans disagreed with the war. They volunteered to fight alongside their counterparts in France; some in the infantry, some in the Ambulance Corps. A handful of others had a different idea: they decided to learn how to fly. The first of them--a squadron of only 38-- became known as the Lafayette Escadrille. This is their story. Forced to abandon his family's ranch, Blaine Rawlings finds his future in a newsreel chronicling the adventures of young aviators in France. At a small train station in rural Nebraska, William Jensen promises to make his family proud. In New York, spoiled Briggs Lowry embarks on a trans-Atlantic passage. Meanwhile, in France, black expatriate boxer, Eugene Skinner, vows to repay his debt to his adopted racially tolerant country. Together, these American boys arrive at an aerodrome in France, eager to learn how to fly. What they didn't realize was that they were about to embark on a great, romantic adventure, becoming the world's first combat pilots.
Director
Tony Bill
Director
Cast
James Franco
Jean Reno
David Ellison
Martin Henderson
Jenny Decker
Abdul Salis
Philip Winchester
Tyler Labine
Christien Anholt
Daniel Rigby
Barry Mcgee
Augustin Legrand
Lex Shrapnel
Keith Mcerlean
Michael Jibson
Pip Pickering
Kyle Hensher-smith
Adrien Boublil
Lauren Downing
Hayley Downing
Scott Hazell
Mac Mcdonald
Todd Boyce
Karen Ford
Ruth Bradley
Jean-philippe Ecoffey
Tim Pigott-smith
Gail Downey
Christopher Shnell
Kate Robbins
Gunner Winbergh
Ian Rose
Jake Canuso
Eric Seror
Crew
Peter Afterman
Music Supervisor
Clare Aldington
Props
Diccon Alexander
Matte Painter
Phil Allchin
Transportation Manager
John Ames
Video Assist/Playback
David Anders
Stunt Performer
Caridad Angus
Stand-In
David Arnold
Music Composer
Forrest Arnold
Visual Effects
Stewart Ash
Animator
Kenny Atherfold
Grip
Oliver Atherton
Digital Effects Artist
Dave Ball
Carpenter
Ernest R. Ball
Song
Philip Ball
Stand-In
Victoria Ball
Props
Linzi Baltrunas
Location Manager
Ravi Bansal
Art Department
Graham Barford
Carpenter
Reverend Sabine Baring-gould
Song
Judy Barr
Digital Effects Artist
Chris Barrett
Music
Mark Bartholomew
Art Director
Les Beaver
Painter
Louise Begbie
Art Department
Michael Bell
Digital Effects Artist
Barry Bellotti
Generator Operator
Paul Bennett
Assistant Director
S J Berwin
Legal Services
Hitesh Bharadia
3-D Artist
Aisha Bicknell
Post-Production Coordinator
Matt Biffa
Music
Chris Blunden
Editor
Steve Bohan
Construction Manager
Zofia Borucka
Dialect Coach
Alex Boswell
Props
John Botton
Props
Marie Boublil
Production
Dennis Bovington
Carpenter
Jon Bowen
Digital Effects Artist
Vanessa Boyce
3-D Artist
Dameon Boyle
Visual Effects
Anderson Chet Bradshaw
Stunt Performer
Henry Braham
Photography
Henry Braham
Director Of Photography
J Brennan
Song
Colin Bressington
Transportation
Erik Bright
Film Publicist
Richard Briscoe
Digital Effects Artist
Alison Brister
Business Affairs
Andre Brizard
Digital Effects Artist
Dean Brooks
Props
Brian Brown
Pilot
Chris Brown
Animal Services
Chris Brown
Animal Trainer
Peter Brown
Props
Rona Brown
Animal Services
John Burden
Driver
Sophie Burden
Driver
Ed Burge
Crane Grip
Chris Burn
Digital Effects Artist
Elika Burns
3-D Artist
Alan Burrows
Transportation
Alan Burrows
Transportation
Chris Burton
Medic
Bruce Cain
Stunt Performer
Tom Calderaro
Original Music
Gary L Camp
Camera Operator
Gary L Camp
Steadicam Operator
Billy Campbell
Visual Effects Editor
Edward Canal
Assistant
Harry Carlton
Song
David Carter
Painter
Miraphora Caruso
Graphic Designer
Steve Casell
Stunt Performer
Graham Chalk
Propman
Raymond Chan
Art Director
Jason Chandler
Production
Jason Chandler
Production
Roy Chapman
Props
Lucinda Chee
3-D Artist
Nick Chopping
Stunt Performer
Lisa Chugg
Props
Fiona Clarke
Art Department
Tania Clarke
Assistant Editor
James Clayton
Executive Producer
Jeff Clifford
Visual Effects
Emily Cobb
3-D Artist
Gary Cohen
Special Effects Technician
Karen Cohen
Makeup
John Coleman
Driver
Hannah Collett
Production
Ed Colyer
Foley Mixer
William Conacher
Dialect Coach
David Cook
Production
Stephen Cook
Technical Advisor
Ceri Evans Cooper
Script Supervisor
Douglas Cooper
Sound Mixer
Bertrand Cordier
Visual Effects
Mike Cowler
Software Engineer
Keith Cowper
Production
Terry Cox
Special Effects
Nigel Crafts
Carpenter
Zoe Cranley
Visual Effects
Al Crate
Visual Effects
Alistair Crawford
Digital Effects Artist
Fred Crawford
Rigging Electrician
Clive Crawley
Driver
Jordan Crockett
Art Department
Gary Crosby
Painter
David Cross
Grip
Gary Cross
Best Boy
Tyson Cross
3-D Artist
Ciaran Crowley
Digital Effects Artist
Jim Crowther
Grip
Andy Crumpholt
Technical Advisor
Diane Cuttell
Production
Christopher Dale
Camera Operator
Graham Alec Dale
Props
David Daniels
Assistant Director
Sean Danischevsky
Digital Effects Artist
Colin Davies
Driver
Richard Davies
Grip
Tim Davies
Location Scout
Michael Davis
Carpenter
John Day
Pilot
Yves De Bono
Special Effects Supervisor
Clifford De Spenser
Dialect Coach
Dimitri Delacovias
Matte Painter
Romek Delimata
Illustrator
Ray Dell
Production
Kelly Dent
Stunt Performer
Steve Dent
Animal Services
Steve Dent
Animal Trainer
Steve Dent
Stunt Coordinator
Dean Devlin
Producer
Diana Dill
Script Supervisor
Richard Diver
Visual Effects
Antonio Calvo Dominguez
Art Department
Walter Donaldson
Song
Brian Donovan
Unit Production Manager
Farnaz Donovan
Accounting Assistant
Sara Dony
Medic
Mark Dowling
Painter
Kerry Downing
Visual Effects Editor
Nicky Downing
Production
Jon Doyle
Digital Effects Artist
Paul Duff
Carpenter
David E Duncan
Storyboard Artist
Dean Dunham
Painter
Nic Ede
Costume Designer
Jake Edmonds
Manager
Peter Edwards
Other
Collin Ellis
Props
Louis Elman
Adr Voice Casting
William Elsdale
Digital Effects Artist
Chris Elson
Digital Effects Artist
Guy Elson
Digital Effects Artist
Roy Elston
Rigging Electrician
Philip Elton
Art Director
James Etherington
Digital Effects Artist
Blake T. Evans
Story By
Blake T. Evans
Screenplay
Daniel Evans
Visual Effects
David Evans
Supervising Sound Editor
Phil Evans
Driver
Brian Eyre
Animator
Iain Eyre
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Jools Faiers
Graphic Designer
Elton Fara
Medic
Stuart Farley
3-D Artist
Bradley Farmer
Stunt Performer
Mike Fenton
Engineer
John Ferguson
Camera Assistant
Peter Fern
Special Effects
Antonella Ferrari
Visual Effects
Mark Fielding
Accountant
Eduardo Lima Filho
Graphic Designer
John Fisher
Production
Olga Fitzroy
Music Scoring Mixer
Duncan Flower
Location Scout
Simon Fogg
Grip
Martin Foley
Art Director
James Folly
Crane Grip
Sarah Forbes
Art Department
Ian Foster
Camera Operator
John R Foster
Camera
Samantha Fox
Production
Evan Fraser
Visual Effects
Simon Frisht
Sound Department
Marc Frydman
Producer
Rodney Fuller
Special Effects Technician
James Furlong
Animator
Len Furssedonn
Driver
Paul Le Gall
Crane Grip
Bob Gauld Galliers
Pilot
Bruce Gallup
Painter
Nev Gardener
Engineer
David Garrick
Stunt Performer
Joshua Geller
Coordinator
Film Details
Also Known As
Fly Boys
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Period
War
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Acs Audio Video Corp; Agn Shipleys; Air Studios, London; All England Caterers; Angels the Costumiers; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Arri Group; Bank Of Ireland Group; Bellwood Media; Cinefinance; Double Negative Visual Effects; Edithire; Efx Inc; Electric Entertainment; Framestore Cfc; Goldcrest; Goldcrest Post Production; Ingenious Media Services Limited; Jdc; Lays International; Lee Lighting; Lionsgate; Location Facilities; Location Facilities Ltd; Metro Voices; Midnight Transfer; Old Flying Machine Company; Panavision, Ltd.; Rona Brown Associates; Sapex; Shipleys; Signet Studios; Skydance Productions; Stone, Genow, Smelkinson, Binder & Christopher, LLP; Wavevend Radio Communications, Ltd.
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM ); 20th Century Fox International; 20th Century Fox Russia; Acme Film; Cathay Film Organization; Deltamac Co; Distribution Company; Filmax International; Gulf Film, Llc; Hoyts Distribution; Imagem Filmes; Lnk; MGM Distribution Company; MGM Home Entertainment; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Mirovision; Palace Pictures (Czech Republic); Palace Pictures (Slovakia); Prorom; Sam Film; Ster-Kinekor; United International Pictures; Vertigo Films (Uk)
Location
United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 9m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 22, 2006
Released in United States on Video January 30, 2007
Inspired by the true story of Lafayette Escadrille.
Released in United States Fall September 22, 2006
Released in United States on Video January 30, 2007
