The Theory of Flight
1999 | 101m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Paul Greengrass |
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| Writer: | Richard Hawkins |
| Staring: |
| A dreamer who aspires to human flight is assigned public service after one of his attempts off a public building. This leads him to meeting a young woman, who is dying of motor neuron disease. The strong-willed woman admits her wish to be de-flowered before her death. The man, struggling to maintain his relationship with his girl friend, declines but offers to help pay for a gigolo to do the deed. The following events play off the inherent comedy and drama of the circumstances. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 22, 1999 |
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| Director: | Paul Greengrass |
| Writer: | Richard Hawkins |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | wheelchair, flight, friends, disease, dying, motor neuron disease, behinderung |
| Production Companies | BBC Film, Distant Horizon |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Helena Bonham Carter | Jane Hatchard |
| Kenneth Branagh | Richard |
| Gemma Jones | Anne |
| Holly Aird | Julie |
| Ray Stevenson | Gigolo |
| Ruth Jones | Becky |
| Sue Jones-Davies | |
| Gwenyth Petty | |
| Robert Blythe | |
| Aneirin Hughes | |
| Natasha Williams |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Paul Greengrass | Director |
| Mark Day | Editor |
| Ivan Strasburg | Cinematography, Director of Photography |
| Richard Hawkins | Writer |
| Rolfe Kent | Original Music Composer |
| Tom Bowyer | Art Direction |
| Melanie Allen | Production Design |
| Dinah Collin | Costume Design |
| Catherine Davies | Makeup Artist |
| Roseann Samuel | Makeup Artist |
| Ros Hubbard | Casting |
| John Hubbard | Casting |
| Chris Lyons | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Charles Evans | Foley Artist |
| Jennie Osborn | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sudhir Pragjee | Producer |
| Anant Singh | Producer |
| Sanjeev Singh | Producer |
| Paul Janssen | Producer |
| Ruth Caleb | Producer |
| Helena Spring | Producer |
| David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
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