The Tuskegee Airmen 28 years old

The right spirit. The right attitude. The wrong color.

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.

Credits

The Tuskegee Airmen Cast

Name Character
Laurence Fishburne He was 34, now 62 years old as Hannibal Lee
Vivica A. Fox She was 31, now 59 years old as Charlene
Cuba Gooding, Jr. He was 27, now 56 years old as Billy Roberts
John Lithgow He was 49, now 78 years old as Senator Conyers
Christopher McDonald He was 40, now 69 years old as Major Joy
Courtney B. Vance He was 35, now 64 years old as Lt. Glenn
Andre Braugher He was 33, now 61 years old as Benjamin O. Davis
Mekhi Phifer He was 20, now 49 years old as Lewis Johns
Malcolm-Jamal Warner He was 25, now 53 years old as Leroy Cappy
Allen Payne He was 27, now 55 years old as Walter Peoples

The Tuskegee Airmen Crew

Name Department
Ernie Bishop as Set Decoration. Art
Russell J. Smith as Art Direction. He was 23 (now 52) years old Art
Christiaan Wagener as Production Design. Art
Robert Markowitz as Director. He was 60 (now 89) years old Directing
David Beatty as Editor. Editing
Lee Holdridge as Music. He was 51 (now 80) years old Sound
Ron Hutchinson as Teleplay. He was 31 (now 60) years old Writing
Tom Reta as Assistant Art Director. Art
D. Stevens as Still Photographer. He was 94 (now 123) years old Camera
Paris Qualles as Teleplay. He was 43 (now 72) years old Writing
Ron Orieux as Director of Photography. Camera
Benita Brazier as Script Supervisor. Directing
G. Michael Graham as Supervising Sound Editor. Sound
Robert L. Harman as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. Sound
The Tuskegee Airmen poster
The Tuskegee Airmen (28 years)

The right spirit. The right attitude. The wrong color.

  • Release day: Friday, August 25, 1995
  • Runtime: 106 minutes