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The Amazing Howard Hughes

Year:

1977

Duration:

215 min | USA:123 min (DVD version)

Genres:

Biography | Drama

IMDB rate:

6.6

Director:

William A. Graham

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1977-04-13

Cast

Actor

Character

Morgan Brittany

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)

Walter O. Miles

Gen. Hap Arnold

Garry Walberg

Henry J. Kaiser

Carol Bagdasarian

Jean Peters

Bart Burns

Robert Maheu

Thayer David

Floyd Odlum

Barry Atwater

Sen. Brewster

William Dozier

Sen. Ferguson

Barney Phillips

Saunders

James Bacon

Himself (as Jim Bacon)

John S. Ragin

McKenna

John Lupton

Mayor

Art Gilmore

Newsreel Announcer

Ray Ballard

Forbes

Robert Baron

Lewis

James Beach

Assistant Cutter

Susan Buckner

Jean Harlow

Ray Buktenica

Public Relations Man

Sid Conrad

Gresham

Jack Denbo

Chauffeur

Johnny Dennis

Cutter

Steve Doubet

Harris

Shay Duffin

Butler

S. John Launer

Doctor (as S. J. Louner)

Joel Lawrence

Emcee

Jim McKrell

Glenn Miller

Pilot

Myron Natwick

Kim O'Brien

Andy Romano

Roy Cruickshank

Jette Seear

Greta Nissen (as Jetta Seear)

John Bellah

Station Attendant

Thom Carney

Guard

Peter Dane

Rudy DeMarco

Hal England

Reeves

Gene Handsaker

Himself

Ed Harris

Russ

Ted Hartley

Attorney

Wayne Heffley

Dr. Bergman

Russ McGinn

Sheriff

Marvin G. Miles

Himself

Ken Sansom

Hospital Administrator

Ken Scott

Vernon Scott

Dave Shelley

Government Official

Wayne Thomas

Himself

Jerome Thor

Counsel

Bert Williams

Mr. Hardesty

Tom Falk

Pilot

Ben Hammer

Dr. Palmer

Stephen Manley

(as Stephan Manley)

Deborah Dutch

The Nurse (uncredited)

Luther Fear

#2 Chauffer driving Rolls-Royce (uncredited)

Jimmy Williams

Fireman at Crash Site (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

When Hughes shows his stunt pilots on the set of Hell's Angels that he can make a tight turn, he goes up himself to show them but crashes. The crash footage is actually taken from Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973).

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When Noah Dietrich visits Hughes in the hospital lounge, Hughes is watching rough footage of his film Hell's Angels. This is actually black & white footage taken from The Blue Max (1966).

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Tommy Lee Jones bagged the lead role for $25,000 when Warren Beatty turned down a $1 million paycheck to play the part of Howard Hughes.

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Goofs

What is supposed to be the Hughes XF-11 aircraft is actually a WWII P-38 fighter (however, this is understandable since the real XF-11 would have been unavailable for the movie).

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