The Tuskegee Airmen

About 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.

The Tuskegee Airmen is a 1995 history tv movie film directed by Robert Markowitz. The film is filed under training, african american history, aviation, and fighter pilot.

Laurence Fishburne takes the lead as Hannibal Lee, Allen Payne as Walter Peoples, Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Leroy Cappy, and Courtney B. Vance as Lt. Glenn. It runs 106 minutes and was released in August 1995.

The story is adapted from real events. In the United States it streams on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, and History Vault.

Red Tails, The Six Triple Eight, and The Imitation Game make useful companions to The Tuskegee Airmen, all filed under tuskegee airmen. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 139 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.