Flyboys is a 2006 American drama film set during World War I, starring James Franco, Martin Henderson, Jean Reno, Jennifer Decker, David Ellison, Abdul Salis, Philip Winchester, and Tyler Labine. It was directed by Tony Bill, a pilot and aviation enthusiast. The screenplay about men in aerial combat was written by Phil Sears, Blake T. Evans and David S. Ward with the screen story by Blake T. Evans. Themes of camaraderie, racial prejudice, revenge and love are also explored in the film. The film follows the enlistment, training and combat experiences of a group of young Americans who volunteer... to become fighter pilots in the Lafayette Escadrille, the 124th air squadron formed by the French in 1916. The squadron consisted of five French officers and 38 American volunteers who wanted to fly and fight in World War I during the main years of the conflict, 1914–1917, before the United States later joined the war against the Central Powers.The film ends with an epilogue that relates each film character to the real-life Lafayette Escadrille figures on which the movie was based.
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| Release date: | September 22, 2006 |
| Directed by: | Tony Bill |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 140 Minutes |
| Producer: | Dean Devlin, Marc Frydman |
| Editor: | Chris Blunden, Ron Rosen |
| Music by: | Trevor Rabin |
| Cinematography: | Henry Braham |
| Screenplay by: | David S. Ward, Phil Sears, Blake T. Evans |
| Estimated budget: | $60,000,000 |
| Genre: | Action, Adventure |