Die Ehre zu fliegen - Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
KriegsfilmHistorieDramaTV-Film
Sie starteten mit dem richtigen Kampfgeist, der richtigen Einstellung, jedoch der falschen Hautfarbe! Dieses packende Kriegsdrama schildert den ungewöhnlichen Siegeszug der ersten farbigen Piloten im Jahr '43 von Tuskegge (Alabama) bis nach Berlin. Es zeigt junge Männer, die für "Die Ehre zu fliegen" und für ihr Land zu kämpfen, ein unmenschlich hartes Training durchstehen, an dem viele von ihnen physisch und psychisch zerbrechen. Es schildert wahres Heldentum und praktizierte Kameradschaft. Es verschweigt aber auch nicht rassistische Intoleranz bis in die höchsten Ränge der politischen Führung des Landes. Die 332igste Staffel der "fighting 99" kämpft praktisch an zwei Fronten!
Der Regisseur: Robert Markowitz
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Laurence Fishburne as Hannibal Lee |
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Allen Payne as Walter Peoples |
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Leroy Cappy |
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Courtney B. Vance as Lt. Glenn |
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Andre Braugher as Benjamin O. Davis |
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Christopher McDonald as Major Joy |
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Daniel Hugh Kelly as |
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John Lithgow as Senator Conyers |
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Cuba Gooding Jr. as Billy Roberts |
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Mekhi Phifer as Lewis Johns |
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Vivica A. Fox as Charlene |
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Rosemary Murphy as Eleanor Roosevelt |
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Ed Lauter as General Stevenson |
| Directing | Robert Markowitz | Director |
| Writing | Trey Ellis | Teleplay |
| Writing | Ron Hutchinson | Teleplay |
| Writing | Paris Qualles | Teleplay |
| Writing | Robert Williams | Story |
| Production | Robert Williams | Co-Executive Producer |
| Camera | Ron Orieux | Director of Photography |
| Production | Frank Price | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bill Carraro | Producer |
| Sound | Lee Holdridge | Music |
| Editing | David Beatty | Editor |
| Production | Carol Bahoric | Co-Producer |
| Production | Robi Reed | Casting |
| Art | Russell J. Smith | Art Direction |
| Art | Ernie Bishop | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Pernell Youngblood Tyus | Camera Operator |
| Camera | D. Stevens | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Dawn Gilliam | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Fischer | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dana Tanner | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Nick Alphin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Benita Brazier | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | John Janusek | Rigging Grip |
| Sound | Kristi Johns | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scott Tomlinson | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Mark Heyes | Music Editor |
| Art | Sue Savage | Set Designer |
| Visual Effects | Michael Muscal | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Frank M. Holgate | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Camera | George Wells | Dolly Grip |
| Sound | Stan Jones | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vicki Jones | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Ray McIntyre Jr. | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Scott C. Evans | Boom Operator |
| Production | Ángela Ortiz | Casting Associate |
| Art | Ronald O. Jaynes | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | G. Michael Graham | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadyne Peoples | Key Hair Stylist |
| Lighting | Ross Warren | Rigging Gaffer |
| Sound | Robert L. Harman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Christiaan Wagener | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Billy Williams | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Camera | David L. Butler | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Craig Anthony | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Art | Tom Reta | Assistant Art Director |
| Camera | Lindy Alsobrooks | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heidi Kure | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ileane Meltzer | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacye P. Branche | Key Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Bob Fox | Gaffer |
| Sound | Wayne Artman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Marshall | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Suzanne Lapick | Property Master |
| Camera | Randy Feemster | Aerial Camera |
| Art | Mary Louise Stoughton | Art Department Coordinator |
| Crew | Fred Cramer | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Editing | Z. Jean Woods | First Assistant Editor |