Director Tom Harper
Genre Action | Adventure | Biography
Cast Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Himesh Patel, Anne Reid
Rating PG-13
Release Date December 6th, 2019 (Amazon Prime December 20th)
“Pilot Amelia Wren and scientist James Glaisher find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a hot air balloon.”
From director Tom Harper (Wild Rose), The Aeronauts tells the thrilling story of Pilot Amelia Wren and scientist James Glaisher who find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a hot air balloon. Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Film Facts, The Aeronauts:
James Glaisher was a real English meteorologist who is remembered for his pioneering work as a balloonist. Between 1862 and 1866 he made numerous ascents to measure the temperature and humidity of the atmosphere at its highest levels. With his co-pilot aeronaut Henry Tracey Coxwell, they broke the world record for altitude on September 5, 1862. Coxwell is omitted from the film, and replaced with the fictional Amelia Wren. The Wren character draws some inspiration from various real women including Sophie Blanchard, a French aeronaut who was the first woman to work as a professional balloonist between 1804 and her death in 1819.