The honor of flying

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Movie
German title The Honor to Fly
Alternative title: Tuskegee Airmen
Original title The Tuskegee Airmen
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1995
length 106 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Robert Markowitz
script Paris Qualles
Trey Ellis
Ron Hutchinson
T. S. Cook (Story)
production Bill Carraro
music Lee Holdridge
camera Ron Orieux
cut David Beatty
occupation

The Honor to Fly (alternative title Tuskegee Airmen , original title The Tuskegee Airmen ) is an American war drama from 1995 . Directed by Robert Markowitz , the script was written by Paris Qualles , Trey Ellis and Ron Hutchinson , and the story is by TS Cook .

action

As a child, African American Hannibal Lee dreams of a career as a pilot. It was only during the Second World War in 1941 that the ban on African American pilots was lifted. Lee and some other African travel to Tuskegee ( Alabama ). Even during the train ride, the men are confronted with the racism that exists in the south. So they have to vacate their place on the train, as segregation still exists in Alabama . German prisoners of war take their places . In Tuskegee they are met by the African American Lt. Glenn are trained. He has already gained combat experience as a volunteer in the Canadian Air Force . An accident occurs during the first training flight. The pilot candidate loses control of his plane and crashes. Walter Peoples, an aircraft engineer, breaks service regulations on a training flight. To avoid a dishonorable discharge, he committed suicide by plane.

Eleanor Roosevelt inspects the unit and arranges for an immediate transfer to the front lines after it flew with Hannibal Lee. The pilots are used in the fighting in North Africa . While the remaining squadrons will be relocated to Europe, the squadron will remain in Africa and will be used there primarily for ground attacks. Leroy Cappy's plane is shot down during one of these missions when he separates from his comrades and attacks a German patrol alone.

In the meantime, racist senators are trying to end the flight program and disband the squadron. To do this, they use an expert report in which African Americans are described as unsuitable for pilot service due to genetic defects. The lack of aerial victories as well as the deaths in training and in Africa are listed as evidence. Only through a speech by the relay leader is the relay saved and relocated to Europe.

Lee and Billy Roberts attack and sink a German destroyer . The squadron is now taking on escort jobs for bomber squadrons. These suffer heavy losses due to the German resistance. Lee and Roberts manage to save an isolated bomber . However, Roberts is shot down. Lee is promoted to captain and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross , which was also given to Roberts post mortem. For the first attack on Berlin, the bomber pilots demand an escort by the Tuskegee Airmen. The film ends with the subsequent, successful attack on Berlin, which irrevocably proves to everyone that African Americans can also fly and fight successfully.

In the credits , the balance of the struggles of unity is announced. 66 of the 450 pilots deployed died and over 850 awards were given. According to the film, none of the escorted bombers were shot down by enemy fighters. This myth was circulated in the American press before the end of the war, but it has been clearly refuted. The loss rate of the bombers they escorted was, however, remarkably low.

Reviews

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was "an underdog story" at the beginning and later "more of a perseverance melodrama". He underlined "the patriotism of the Air Force ". The "fight of blacks to enforce their civil rights" gives "a liberal framework".

Awards

Laurence Fishburne was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1996 for Best Actor - Mini-Series or TV Movie , and was nominated for the 1996 Screen Actors Guild Award . The film won an Emmy in 1996 for casting, editing, and sound editing ; in addition, it was nominated for Best Television Film for the music, the special effects, the portrayals of Laurence Fishburne and Andre Braugher, the script and the sound mix for an Emmy.

Laurence Fishburne and the film for Best TV Feature won the Image Award in 1996 ; Andre Braugher and Cuba Gooding junior were nominated for the same award. The film received the Peabody Award in 1996 . Robert Markowitz was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award in 1996. David Beatty in 1996 for the price Eddie the American Cinema Editors nomination.

backgrounds

The film was in Fort Chaffee ( Arkansas ), in Fort Smith (Arkansas), in Los Angeles , in Juliette ( Georgia ) and Muskogee ( Oklahoma turned). It was produced by Home Box Office . On October 1st, 2004 it was screened at the Prague Aviation Film Festival .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Honor to Fly in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed on November 13, 2007
  2. ^ Filming locations for The Tuskegee Airmen, accessed November 13, 2007
  3. ↑ Box office / business for The Tuskegee Airmen, accessed November 13, 2007
  4. ^ Opening dates for The Tuskegee Airmen, accessed November 13, 2007