The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)

7.1/10 106 min War History Drama TV Movie

Overview

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.

Cast

Laurence Fishburne

Hannibal Lee

Allen Payne

Walter Peoples

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Leroy Cappy

Courtney B. Vance

Lt. Glenn

Andre Braugher

Benjamin O. Davis

Christopher McDonald

Major Joy

Daniel Hugh Kelly

John Lithgow

Senator Conyers

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Billy Roberts

Mekhi Phifer

Lewis Johns

Vivica A. Fox

Charlene

Rosemary Murphy

Eleanor Roosevelt

Ed Lauter

General Stevenson

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