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Summary:

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.

Contributors:

Scorsese, Martin

Logan, John, 1961-

Mann, Michael, 1943-

DiCaprio, Leonardo

Blanchett, Cate, 1969-

Beckinsale, Kate

Reilly, John C., 1965-

Baldwin, Alec, 1958-

Alda, Alan, 1936-

Holm, Ian, 1931-2020

Huston, Danny, 1962-

Stefani, Gwen, 1969-

Law, Jude, 1972-

Scott, Adam, 1973-

Ross, Matt

Garner, Kelli, 1984-

Conroy, Frances

Spiner, Brent

DeSantis, Stanley

Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014

Dafoe, Willem

Richardson, Robert, 1955-

Schoonmaker, Thelma

Shore, Howard

Legato, Robert

Ferretti, Dante, 1943-

Powell, Sandy

Ross, Morag

Blondell, Kathryn

Forward Pass Productions

Appian Way (Firm)

IMF Productions (Firm)

Initial Entertainment Group

Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )

Miramax Films

Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. , film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Aviator (Motion picture : 2004)

Subjects:

Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 — Drama

Celebrities — United States — Drama

Businesspeople — United States — Drama

Billionaires — United States — Drama

Airplanes — Design and construction — Drama

Aeronautics — Research — Drama

Air pilots — Drama

Test pilots — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Drama

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) — Drama

Streaming video

Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976

Celebrities

Businesspeople

Billionaires

Airplanes — Design and construction

Airplanes

Aeronautics — Research

Aeronautics

Air pilots

Test pilots

Man-woman relationships

California — Los Angeles — Hollywood

United States

Genres:

Motion pictures

Feature films

Historical films

Biographical films

Fiction films

Internet videos

Online media

Drama

Performers:

Cast: 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.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Robert Richardson ; edited by Thelma Schoonmaker ; music by Howard Shore ; production designed by Dante Ferretti.

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Digital format: Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004.
Title from title frames.
Access requires authentication through Swank Motion Pictures.
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).
Electronic reproduction. Available via World Wide Web.

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, sexual content, nudity, language and a crash sequence; Canadian rating: PG.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (170 min.)) : digital, sound, color

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file; MPEG-4

Call Numbers:

ONLINE VIDEO

OCLC Numbers:

913977370