The Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen

106 mins | Drama, War, History, TV Movie | Aug. 25, 1995

During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to constantly endure harassement, prejudice, and much behind the scenes politics until at last they were able to prove themselves in combat.

The Tuskegee Airmen

106 mins | Drama, War, History, TV Movie | Aug. 25, 1995

The Tuskegee Airmen
During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to constantly endure harassement, prejudice, and much behind the scenes politics until at last they were able to prove themselves in combat.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers HBO, Price Entertainment
Original title The Tuskegee Airmen
Directors Dawn Gilliam, Benita Brazier, Robert Markowitz
Writers Robert Williams, Trey Ellis, Paris Qualles, Ron Hutchinson

Cast

Laurence Fishburne

as Hannibal Lee

Allen Payne

as Walter Peoples

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

as Leroy Cappy

Courtney B. Vance

as Lt. Glenn

Andre Braugher

as Benjamin O. Davis

Christopher McDonald

as Major Joy

John Lithgow

as Senator Conyers

Cuba Gooding Jr.

as Billy Roberts

Mekhi Phifer

as Lewis Johns

Vivica A. Fox

as Charlene

Rosemary Murphy

as Eleanor Roosevelt