Impact
Like many other classic films, Hell's Angels has been re-released on VHS and DVD formats by Universal Studios, which in later years acquired the rights to the film. In its original British release, the censor cut more than 30 minutes from the film.
In 1962, film director Stanley Kubrick cited Hell's Angels as one of his 10 favorite movies that influenced his later career.The 1977 TV film The Amazing Howard Hughes has one passage where Hughes (Tommy Lee Jones) directs the Zeppelin segment over and over in non-stop takes: although he did repeated takes, Hughes, in reality, shot the Zeppelin scenes and left the partially shot footage untouched except for adding sound. According to film experts, he did not do any retakes of the Zeppelin sequence. Martin Scorsese's The Aviator, a 2004 biopic of Hughes, deals in part with the making of Hell's Angels and its premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
The involvement of Howard Hughes in this film has spawned a fascinating niche within enthusiasts in entertainment, aviation and militaria collectibles groups. Aviation enthusiasts regularly reference the quality and authenticity of World War I aviation in the film.
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