The Aeronauts poster
Director Tom Harper
Screenplay Jack Thorne

The Aeronauts

Tagline: Soar beyond your limits.

Release Date: 2019-11-04

Duration: 100 minutes

Synopsis

In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking records and advancing scientific discovery, their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlikely pair find their place in the world they have left far below them. But they face physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes a fight for survival.

Casting

  • Eddie Redmayne
    James Glaisher
  • Felicity Jones
    Amelia Wren
  • Phoebe Fox
    Antonia
  • Anne Reid
    Ethel Glaisher
  • Rebecca Front
    Aunt Frances
  • Tim McInnerny
    Airy
  • Lewin Lloyd
    Charlie
  • Thomas Arnold
    Charles Green
  • Robert Glenister
    Ned Chambers
  • Himesh Patel
    John Trew