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Titolo originale: Flyboys
Regia: Tony Bill |
Anno: 2006
Origine: United Kingdom | United States of America |
Generi: Azione Avventura Dramma Storia Romance Guerra
Tag: world war i | fighter pilot | based on true story | biplane |
Cast: James Franco | David Ellison | Jean Reno | Philip Winchester | Todd Boyce | Mac McDonald | Abdul Salis | Karen Ford | Scott Hazell | Ruth Bradley | Tim Pigott-Smith | Tyler Labine | Gail Downey | Augustin Legrand | Keith McErlean | Jennifer Decker | Lex Shrapnel | Martin Henderson | Kate Robbins | Jean-Philippe Écoffey |

All'inizio del 1916 la Prima Guerra Mondiale aveva seminato distruzione e morte in tutta l'Europa. Nonostante gli aeroplani fossero stati inventati solo di recente, vennero presto adattati per diventare delle macchine da guerra. Giovani aquile racconta la vicenda di un gruppo di ragazzi americani che, ancor prima che gli Stati Uniti si interessassero al conflitto, decisero di unirsi alla Squadriglia Lafayette come volontari per combattere il nemico divenendo i primi piloti di aerei da caccia della storia.

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The triplane fighter flown by the German pilots is the Fokker DR 1 designed by Dutch aviation pionee [...] D
Filmmakers attempted to use lightweight reproductions of WWI aircraft, but grounded them after an ac [...] D
The real Lafayette Escadrille actually had a pair of lion cubs as mascots. One was indeed named "Whi [...] D
The notion that a fighter pilot of that day would strafe and kill an enemy pilot who survived a cras [...] D
The personal insignia of Reed Cassidy is an eagle's head surrounded by the words "Je Vois Tout" mean [...] D
This film's opening prologue states: "By the start of 1916, World War I had wreaked havoc across Eur [...] D
Blaine Rawlings home town of Aberdeen, Texas, actually existed as a tiny town during World War Il ha [...] D
Cassidy was mainly inspired by Raoul Lufbery, the leading flying ace of the Escadrille Squadron. D
James Franco earned his pilot's license in preparation for this film. D
Contrary to a note made by another contributor, the N-prefixed number on the French fighters' tail-p [...] D
The character of Skinner is based on the Escadrille-pilot Eugene Bullard, an American who had gone t [...] D
The light-weight Nieuport replicas were indeed grounded, but the full-size Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter ac [...] D
Frank Luke JR was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor. Luke Air Force Base in Arizona is [...] D
In the scene where the pilots are painting or having painted personalizations on the sides of their [...] D
The character of Beagle, chose the name to escape a sordid past. The writers chose Beagle in honour [...] D
Blaine Rawlings character is inspired by Frank Luke Jr an American Ace. D
As no studios would back the film, a group of filmmakers and investors including producer 'Dean Devl [...] D

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Just after Cassidy is first shot by the Black Falcon, the "W" marking on his top wing switches from [...] D
The German airship has the tactical sign "L 32". L 32 had been produced by "Luftschiffbau Zeppelin G [...] D
Captain Thenault's scar on left cheek moves to the right cheek in one close-up revealing flipped fil [...] D
Lucienne's chinstrap during her first plane ride. D
WWI biplanes were not capable of the aerodynamic maneuvers shown in the movie. They would have stall [...] D
Although it is understandable that the movie makers wanted us to be able to "see" the paths of the m [...] D
The Black Falcon and the Gotha bomber bear the straight-edged Balkan Cross of 1918 instead of the Ir [...] D
Aircraft engines of this era leaked oil and the real reason for the scarf was to wipe the oil off th [...] D
About 128 minutes Rawlings kills the "evil" German pilot by shooting him with a pistol. Rawlings pul [...] D
When Rawlings performs a barrel roll over the Black Falcon's aircraft, streamers can be seen on Rawl [...] D
In the scene where Rawlings and Lucienne say their final good-byes and Lucienne is on the wagon ridi [...] D
Fokker DR-1 triplanes were never used in the great quantities seen in the film. The filmmakers used [...] D
Both the Nieuport 17 and the Fokker DrI triplane were equipped with rotary engines. This meant that [...] D
In the opening series of scenes from a train station in Lincoln, Nebraska clearly show the name "Uni [...] D
The gun turret atop the Zeppelin, as well as the gunner, are nowhere to be seen in the distance shot [...] D
When Cassidy is in a head-on attack against the black triplane during the Zeppelin battle he is firi [...] D
When Blaine takes off after rescuing Lucienne from the German soldiers at her farmhouse two German s [...] D
When Lowry shares a bottle of cognac with Skinner he claims it's 'a hundred year old bottle of Louis [...] D
In the bomber escort mission, the French bombers take off with no bombs attached to the bottom of th [...] D
The Americans' first mission is a 6 AM rendezvous with bombers and the sun is overhead like midday r [...] D
Based on Cassidy's body position and the angle of attack from the Black Falcon, the first bullet tha [...] D
The top speed of the Fokker triplane is about twice the speed of the fastest Zepplins the Germans ha [...] D
In one scene Cassidy is being chased by a German fighter plane. He pulls up on the stick and gains a [...] D
When the German soldier is drinking outside Lucienne's farmhouse, his bottle in the long shots is a [...] D
Aquitania, the ship Lowry takes to Europe, ceased North Atlantic passenger service upon the outbreak [...] D
The movie takes place in late 1916 and early 1917. The Fokker Dr.I triplane didn't appear until Sept [...] D
In the scenes where the pilot crashes into no-mans-land, the Germans soldiers are shown wearing spik [...] D
Visible in some shots are wheel brake assemblies on some of the aircraft. In actuality no WW1 fighte [...] D
The Neuport 17 had outstanding maneuverability, and an excellent rate of climb. Unfortunately, the n [...] D
In many of the takes of the computer generated aircraft flying through thick smoke from the battlefi [...] D
The hammers the pilots are given to correct machinegun jams look like finishing hammers for small na [...] D
The German column marching through the fields near Lucienne's farm includes several tanks. The Germa [...] D
When Jensen boards the train Laura runs along the platform to hold his hand. When the scene cuts to [...] D
The anti aircraft artillery shown in use by the Germans was not of any type used by any side in the [...] D

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