The Aviator
Drama, 2004
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Top cast:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Howard Hughes
Cate Blanchett
Katharine Hepburn
Kate Beckinsale
Ava Gardner
John C. Reilly
Noah Dietrich
Alan Alda
Senator Ralph Owen Brewster
Kelli Garner
Faith Domergue
Frances Conroy
Mrs. Hepburn
Brent Spiner
Robert Gross
Stanley DeSantis
Louis B. Mayer
Edward Herrmann
Joseph Breen
Willem Dafoe
Roland Sweet
Kenneth Welsh
Dr. Hepburn
Jacob Davich
Howard Hughes - 9 Years Old
Amy Sloan
Howard Hughes's Mother
Kevin O'Rourke
Spencer Tracy
Vince Giordano
Cocoanut Grove Band Member
Jason Cavalier
Cocoanut Grove Patron
Rufus Wainwright
Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1
Loudon Wainwright III
Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
Martha Wainwright
Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #3
John Koensgen
Pan Am Executive #2
Harry Standjofski
Crony of Louis B. Mayer
Josie Maran
Cigarette Girl
Joe Chrest
Hell's Angels Director of Photography
Justin Shilton
Hell's Angels Pilot
Arthur Holden
Radio Announcer
Stéphane Demers
Maitre d'
Sebastian Tillinger
Timer
James Bradford
Uncle Willy
Francesca Scorsese
Little Girl
Joe Cobden
Another Guest #1
Linda E. Smith
Another Guest #2
Lisa Bronwyn Moore
Noah's Wife
Emma Campbell
Helen - Jack Frye's wife
Matt Holland
Hughes' Staff Person
Terry Haig
Another Senator
Danielle Franke
Esquire Starlet (uncredited)
Elizabeth DeCicco
Starlet (uncredited)
Isabelle Champeau
Editor (uncredited)
Al Coronel
Bi-Plane Mechanic (uncredited)
Anne V. Coates
Howard Hughes' Film Editor (uncredited)