The Amazing Howard Hughes
| The Ammazing Howard Hughes | |
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| Directed by | William A. Graham |
| Written by | John Gay |
| Produced by | Herbert Hirschman |
| Starring | Tommy Lee Jones |
| Edited by | Jules Brenner |
| Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
Production company | Roger Gimbel Productions |
| Distributed by | EMI Television |
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Running time | 185 minutes |
| Country | United States |
The Amazing Howard Hughes is a two-part 1977 television movie about American aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes, based on the book by Hughes' business partner Noah Dietrich. The film starred Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, and Tovah Feldshuh. The film was made a year after Hughes's death, in 1976, while aboard a private flight to Mexico.
Synopsis
This film recounts the life and times of Howard Hughes, from his being a Hollywood producer and an aviator to a 1946 experimental plane crash that left him with a concussion that left him with brain damage and mental dysfunction, going into his old age and eventual death.
Alternate versions
Some versions of this DVD only contain 130 minutes. The original mini-series contained 185 minutes.[citation needed]
Cast
- Tommy Lee Jones as Howard Hughes
- Ed Flanders as Noah Dietrich
- Lee Purcell as Billie Dove
- Sorrell Booke as Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia
- James Hampton as Wilbur Peterson
- Howard Hesseman as Jenks
- Tovah Feldshuh as Katharine Hepburn
- Marla Carlis as Jane Russell
- Ed Harris as Russ (uncredited)
See also
- Melvin and Howard (1980)
- The Aviator (2004)
External links
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