THEME EXPLORATION

aviation and dirigibles

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Amelia
Amelia
2009 · Mira Nair
The Aviator
The Aviator
2004 · Martin Scorsese
Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick
2022 · Joseph Kosinski
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · John Travolta
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress
1944 · William Wyler
Give Us Air!
Give Us Air!
1923 · Dziga Vertov
The Net
The Net
1953 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Top Gun
Top Gun
1986 · Tony Scott
Plane
Plane
2023 · Jean-François Richet
Concorde Affair
Concorde Affair
1979 · Ruggero Deodato
Flight Crew
Flight Crew
2016 · Nikolay Lebedev
Happy Flight
Happy Flight
2008 · Shinobu Yaguchi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Howard Hawks USA

Directed 'Air Force' (1943) and 'Only Angels Have Wings' (1939), pioneering films that deeply explored aviation culture and the psychology of pilots.

 Frank Borzage USA

Created 'Seventh Heaven' (1927) and other early aviation-focused films that romanticized flight and dirigible technology during cinema's formative years.