The Aeronauts (film)

The Aeronauts
The Aeronauts
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tom Harper
Screenplay by	Jack Thorne
Story by	Tom Harper; Jack Thorne;
Based on	Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air; by Richard Holmes
Produced by	Todd Lieberman; David Hoberman; Tom Harper;
Starring	Eddie Redmayne; Felicity Jones; Himesh Patel; Tom Courtenay;
Cinematography	George Steel
Edited by	Mark Eckersley
Music by	Steven Price
Production; companies	Mandeville Films; FilmNation Entertainment;
Distributed by	Entertainment One (United Kingdom); Amazon Studios (United States);
Release dates	30 August 2019 (Telluride); 4 November 2019 (United Kingdom); 6 December 2019 (United States);
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$40 million
Box office	$7 million

The Aeronauts is a 2019 revisionist biographical adventure film directed by Tom Harper and written by Jack Thorne, from a story co-written by Thorne and Harper. The film is based on the 2013 book Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air by Richard Holmes.^[8] Produced by Todd Lieberman, David Hoberman, and Harper, the film stars Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Himesh Patel and Tom Courtenay.^[9]

The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2019, followed by a showing at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.^[10]^[11] It was released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 2019, and in the United States on 6 December 2019. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, but it was generally criticized for the attempted inappropriate historical revisionism of one of the two really existed protagonists.

^ Boland, Hannah (31 December 2018). "Amazon in talks to release original films in Imax cinemas in 2019". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
^ "The Aeronauts (2019)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
^ "The Aeronauts (2019)". BFI. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ Gant, Charles (7 October 2019). "How Tom Harper ensured the $40m 'The Aeronauts' took flight with Amazon Studios". Screen Daily. Media Business Insight. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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^ "The Aeronauts (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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^ Bricker, Tierney (6 December 2019). "How The Aeronauts Drastically Changed the Real-Life Story". E! Online. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^ Paur, Joey (16 August 2018). "Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne Featured in First Photo From Amazon's 'The Aeronauts'". Geek Tyrant. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
^ McIntosh, Steven (9 September 2019). "Redmayne and Jones on 'wonderful' screen reunion". BBC News. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
^ "The Aeronauts". Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

[1] Boland, Hannah (31 December 2018). "Amazon in talks to release original films in Imax cinemas in 2019". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

[2] "The Aeronauts (2019)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

[3] "The Aeronauts (2019)". BFI. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[budget-4] Gant, Charles (7 October 2019). "How Tom Harper ensured the $40m 'The Aeronauts' took flight with Amazon Studios". Screen Daily. Media Business Insight. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

[NUM-5] Cite error: The named reference NUM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[BOM-6] "The Aeronauts (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

[IndieWireBO-7] Cite error: The named reference IndieWireBO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[8] Bricker, Tierney (6 December 2019). "How The Aeronauts Drastically Changed the Real-Life Story". E! Online. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

[9] Paur, Joey (16 August 2018). "Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne Featured in First Photo From Amazon's 'The Aeronauts'". Geek Tyrant. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2018.

[10] McIntosh, Steven (9 September 2019). "Redmayne and Jones on 'wonderful' screen reunion". BBC News. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

[11] "The Aeronauts". Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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