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Flyboys

Flyboys

When the world first went to war, they were the first to fly.

20066.52h 18m

Overview

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.

Directed by Tony Bill
Written by David S. Ward, Phil Sears, Blake T. Evans
Produced by Marc Frydman, Dean Devlin
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $17.9M

Top Cast

James Franco

James Franco

Blaine Rawlings

David Ellison

David Ellison

Eddie Beagle

Jean Reno

Jean Reno

Capt. Thenault

Philip Winchester

Philip Winchester

William Jensen

Todd Boyce

Todd Boyce

Mr. Jensen

Mac McDonald

Mac McDonald

Sheriff Detweiller

Abdul Salis

Abdul Salis

Eugene Skinner

K

Karen Ford

Mrs. Jensen

S

Scott Hazell

Cinema Usher

Ruth Bradley

Ruth Bradley

Laura

Themes & Keywords

world war ifighter pilotbased on true storybiplane

About Flyboys

Flyboys is a action, adventure, drama, history, romance, war film released in 2006 exploring themes of world war i, fighter pilot, based on true story, biplane. Directed by Tony Bill, it stars James Franco, David Ellison, Jean Reno. 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.

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