The Theory of Flight

For the science of flight, see Aerodynamics.

The Theory of Flight
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Greengrass
Written byRichard Hawkins
Produced byRuth Caleb
Anant Singh
Helena Spring
Starring
CinematographyIvan Strasburg
Edited byMark Day
Music byRolfe Kent
Production
companies
BBC Films
Distant Horizon
Distributed byMiramax International[1] (United Kingdom and Ireland; through Buena Vista International[2])
Summit Entertainment (International)[3]
Release date
  • 11 September 1998 (1998-09-11) (TIFF)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$73,233

The Theory of Flight is a 1998 British comedy drama directed by Paul Greengrass from a screenplay written by Richard Hawkins. It stars Helena Bonham Carter and Kenneth Branagh.

It premiered at the 23rd Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 1998. Bonham Carter plays a woman with motor neurone disease, and the film deals with the sexuality of people with disabilities.

  1. ^ "Miramax Intl. clears 'Flight' rights". Variety. 27 October 1997. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ "The Theory of Flight (1998)". BBFC. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ Weiner, Rex (24 July 1997). "Summit Ent. takes Flight". Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2021.