Completed - ENGLISH, FRENCH - Drama, Action/Adventure - 140 minutes
From the producer of Independence Day and The Patriot, and starring Academy Award® Nominee James Franco. The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Year of production : 2005 Director(s) : Tony BILL Writer(s) : Phil SEARS, Blake t. EVANS Cast : James FRANCO, Martin HENDERSON, David ELLISON, Jean RENO, Jennifer DECKER Producer(s) : Marc FRYDMAN, Dean DEVLIN, David s. WARD
World War I began in Europe in 1914, but by 1917, the United States had still not entered the war. However, many brave young American men went to France to fly and fight for the Allied powers. They joined the Lafayette Escadrille fighter squadron. The Germans had better planes, weapons, and pilots. The average life expectancy for a fighter-pilot was three to six weeks. Why did these Americans volunteer to fight in France with certain death when their own country was not at war? This was a time when men were idealistic, but naive to embark on a great adventure. Blaine Rawlings (James Franco) was forced to leave his home in Texas after the family ranch was foreclosed by the bank. Blaine sees a newsreel of fighter-pilots in France and decides that he has nothing to lose. Briggs Lowry (Tyler Labine) can't do anything right and is shamed into joining by his rich father. African-American boxer Eugene Skinner (Abdul Salis) had been living in France, a racially tolerant country, for many years, wanted to give something back to his new country. These Americans were under the command of French Captain Georges Thenault (Jean Reno) and American Squadron Leader Reed Cassidy (Martin Henderson). Douglas Young (the-movie-guy)
Country(ies) : USA, UNITED KINGDOM
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