Flyboys (2006)
Movie Poster -
11" x 17" Masterprint Poster - Style
A
Year: 2006
Condition: New
Dimension: 11" x 17"
Masterprint Poster
High quality 11" x 17" reproduction, printed on glossy heavy card
stock paper.
Reproductions are almost identical in quality to original 1 sheet posters, and
are ideal for framing and display in your home theater.
Synopsis:
In 1914, "The Great War" - WWI - began in Europe. By 1917, the Allied
powers of France, England, Italy and others were on the ropes against the German
juggernaut. While millions of young men were dying overseas, arguing that the
freedom of others was none of its business, America chose...at first...not to
fight.
Some altruistic young Americans disagreed. They volunteered to fight alongside
their counterparts in France; some in the infantry, some in the Ambulance Corps.
A handful of others had a different idea: they decided to learn how to fly. The
first of them - a squadron of only 38 - became known as the Lafayette
Escadrille. In time, America joined their cause. The Escadrille pilots became
legendary. Flyboys is inspired by their story.
Forced to abandon his family's ranch, Blaine Rawlings finds his future in a
newsreel chronicling the adventures of young aviators in France. At a small
train station in rural Nebraska, William Jensen promises to make his family
proud. In New York, spoiled Briggs Lowry embarks on a trans-Atlantic passage.
Meanwhile, in France, black expatriate boxer, Eugene Skinner, vows to repay his
debt to his adopted racially tolerant country. Together, these American boys
arrive at an aerodrome in France, eager to learn how to fly. What they didn't
realize was that they were about to embark on a great, romantic adventure,
becoming the world's first combat pilots.
Assigned to their own squadron, the new aviators are commanded by the
battle-weary French Captain Thenault and the equally battle-scarred American
pilot Reed Cassidy, the cynical sole survivor of his group. Ignoring Cassidy's
grim admonition to quit and go home before they meet their inevitable fates and
snubbed by the other aviators as unqualified to call themselves "killers," the
mismatched boys study, train and finally learn to fly.
In time, the young Americans prove themselves, routing the "Fokker scourge" and
flying like the united team they have become. The squadron is finally welcomed
by the veteran pilots as seasoned equals - now, they are official "killers."
Fighting a war that wasn't theirs, these young, naïve adventure-seekers slowly
learn the true meaning of love, brotherhood, heroism, courage and tolerance and,
in return, gain a true reason to risk their lives.
Inspired by the true story of the legendary Lafayette Escadrille.
Cast: James Franco, Martin Henderson,
David Ellison, Jennifer Decker, Jean Reno; Directed by:
Tony Bill
