The Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen
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GenreDrama
History
War
Teleplay by
Story by
Directed byRobert Markowitz
StarringLaurence Fishburne
Allen Payne
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Courtney B. Vance
Andre Braugher
Christopher McDonald
Daniel Hugh Kelly
Mekhi Phifer
John Lithgow
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Music byLee Holdridge
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerFrank Price
ProducerBill Carraro
CinematographyRon Orieux
EditorDavid Beatty
Running time106 minutes
Production companiesHBO Pictures
Price Entertainment
Budget$8.5 million (estimated)
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseAugust 26, 1995 (1995-08-26)
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The Tuskegee Airmen is a 1995 HBO television movie based on the exploits of an actual groundbreaking unit, the first African-American combat pilots in the United States Army Air Corps, who fought in World War II. The film was directed by Robert Markowitz and stars Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., John Lithgow, Courtney B. Vance, Andre Braugher, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Allen Payne, and Mekhi Phifer.