The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)

The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
120 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 1977 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
William A. Graham

Written By:
Noah Dietrich
John Gay

Actors:
Tommy Lee Jones ..... Howard Hughes
Ed Flanders ..... Noah Dietrich
James Hampton ..... Wilbur Peterson
Tovah Feldshuh ..... Katharine Hepburn
Lee Purcell ..... Billie Dove
Jim Antonio ..... George
Sorrell Booke ..... Fiorello LaGuardia
Marty Brill ..... Lewis Milestone
Marla Carlis ..... Jane Russell
Lee de Broux ..... Jimmy (as Lee Jones-de Broux)
Roy Engel ..... Production Manager
Arthur Franz ..... Barnes
Denise Galik ..... Shirley Whitehead (as Denise Gal)
Howard Hesseman ..... Jenks
Tannis G. Montgomery ..... Mrs. Hughes (as Tannis Montgomery)

Synopsis:

Taking over the already profitable Hughes tool company from his deceased father, the teenaged Howard Hughes (Tommy Lee Jones) turns the operation into a billion-dollar business. Along the way, he dabbles in film production, romancing such Hollywood lovelies as Katharine Hepburn (Tovah Feldshuh) and Billie Dove (Lee Purcell). Fame becomes notoreity as Hughes embarks on such projects as the 'bosom western' The Outlaw and the 'Spruce Goose.' He also defiantly stands up to the HUAC-only to become one of America's most virulent anti-Communists. In his twilight years, the fabulously wealthy but increasingly paranoid Hughes lives like a down-and-out hermit in his high-rise Las Vegas suite, communicating only with his trusted associate Noah Dietrich (Ed Flanders), and then not even with him.

The Amazing Howard Hughes is a 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.

Tommy Lee Jones plays a driven man who amassed wealth and recognition as a Hollywood mover and shaker, aviation giant and man of mystery.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 19 December, 2013.

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