The Millionaires' Unit (2015)
The Millionaires' Unit (2015), directed by Darroch Greer, starring Bruce Dern and Dan J. Evans.
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Synopsis
A documentary about the First Yale Unit, a group of Yale students who trained for World War I.
- Darroch GreerDirector, Writer
About the film
The Millionaires' Unit is a 2015 American documentary film by Darroch Greer and Ron King about the First Yale Unit, a group of Yale college students who took the initiative to learn to fly in preparation for America's entry into the Great War. Based on a book by author Marc Wortman, the film is narrated by Academy Award-nominated actor Bruce Dern. It was filmed in the U.S., England, France, Belgium and New Zealand over the course of seven years. The documentary charts the romantic, little-known story of the origins of American airpower and features sequences filmed air-to-air with original WW1 planes.
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The Millionaires' Unit is a 2015 American documentary film by Darroch Greer and Ron King about the First Yale Unit, a group of Yale college students who took the initiative to learn to fly in preparation for America's entry into the Great War. Based on a book by author Marc Wortman, the film is narrated by Academy Award-nominated actor Bruce Dern. It was filmed in the U.S., England, France, Belgium and New Zealand over the course of seven years. The documentary charts the romantic, little-known story of the origins of American airpower and features sequences filmed air-to-air with original WW1 planes.
Release
The film won the Best Documentary Feature honor at the 2015 G.I. Film Festival and the Garden State Film Festival. It also screened at the Kansas City Film Festival, the Newport Beach Film Festival and the Julien Dubuque Film Festival, as well as at numerous museums and the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture event.
References
External links
The Millionaires' Unit at IMDb
Text from The Millionaires' Unit on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Millionaires'_Unit
Trivia
- It premiered on May 24, 2015, a Sunday.
- It runs 2h00 — a typical feature length.
- This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- LanguagesEnglish
- StatusReleased
More about this film
Filming locations
- New Zealand
Cast
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Bruce Dern
Narrator (voice) - Dan J. Evans Trubee Davison
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Steven Haworth
Bob Lovett -
Gregory Hoyt
Erl Gould - Joe Hubbard John Vorys
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Kevin Joy
Dave Ingalls -
Jake Lewis
Kenney MacLeish -
Michael Manuel
Di Gates - Jake McLean Curt Read
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Tags
Crew
- Darroch Greer Director
- Darroch Greer Writer
Questions about this film
What is The Millionaires' Unit about?
The Millionaires' Unit: A documentary about the First Yale Unit, a group of Yale students who trained for World War I.
Who directed The Millionaires' Unit?
The Millionaires' Unit was directed by Darroch Greer in 2015.
Who stars in The Millionaires' Unit?
The cast of The Millionaires' Unit includes Bruce Dern, Dan J. Evans, Steven Haworth, Gregory Hoyt and Joe Hubbard.
How long is The Millionaires' Unit?
The Millionaires' Unit runs for 120 minutes, or 2h00.
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