The Aviator (2004) Movie poster and book cover compared.

The Aviator

Martin Scorsese, 2004

VS3

Howard Hughes: The Secret Life
Charles Higham, 1993

The Aviator is a movie directed by Martin Scorsese in 2004 and based on the book Howard Hughes: The Secret Life by Charles Higham, first published in 1993. The movie features Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, and others.

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RATING

7.5

/ 10

Movie Poster: The Aviator (Martin Scorsese, 2004)

6.7

/ 10

Book Cover: Howard Hughes: The Secret Life (Charles Higham, 1993)

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Storyline

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Aviator, the 2004 movie by Martin Scorsese

Year

2004

Minutes

170

Movie Rate

7.50

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Aviator

Country: USA

Year: 2004

Length: 2h50m

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Cover of Howard Hughes: The Secret Life, the 1993 book by Charles Higham

Year

1993

Pages

384

Book Rate

6.78

S: Goodreads

Book

Howard Hughes: The Secret Life

Country: UK

First published in: 1993

Length: 384 pages

Genre: Biography

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