DramaComedyRomance
The Theory of Flight
User Score44 votes
62%6.2/10
Release1999→
Runtime1H 41M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
Richard is assigned public service after crashing his homemade aircraft, leading him to meet Jane, a young woman dying of motor neuron disease. Jane wishes to be de-flowered before her death; Richard declines, struggling to maintain his relationship with his girlfriend, but offers to help pay for a gigolo to do the deed.
Principal Cast8
Helena Bonham Carter
Jane Hatchard
Kenneth Branagh
Richard
Gemma Jones
Anne
Holly Aird
Julie
Ray Stevenson
Gigolo
Ruth Jones
Becky
Sue Jones-Davies
Catherine
Gwenyth Petty
Magistrate
Media5
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Director
Paul Greengrass
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RKeywords
wheelchairflightfriendsdiseasedyingmotor neuron diseasebehinderung
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Countries:United Kingdom
Production:BBC FilmDistant Horizon