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The Tuskegee Airmen

The right spirit. The right attitude. The wrong color.

Rating 7.1 / 10Release August 25, 1995Runtime 106 min

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.

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