aviation

His documentaries and films obsessively explore human ambition and risk-taking in aviation, from 'Fitzcarraldo' to 'The Wild Blue Yonder' and his aviation documentaries.

He crafted the definitive poetic meditation on aerial warfare and the human condition in 'The Thin Red Line' and explored the transcendence of flight through his distinctive visual language.

From 'Empire of the Sun' to 'War Horse' to 'Bridge of Spies', he repeatedly uses aviation as a vehicle to explore heroism, sacrifice, and the grandeur of human endeavor.