Movie: The Amazing Howard Hughes

Top 10 Billed Cast

Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones

Howard Hughes

Ed Flanders
Ed Flanders

Noah Dietrich

James Hampton
James Hampton

Wilbur Peterson

Tovah Feldshuh
Tovah Feldshuh

Katharine Hepburn

Lee Purcell
Lee Purcell

Billie Dove

Jim Antonio
Jim Antonio

George

Sorrell Booke
Sorrell Booke

Fiorello LaGuardia

Marty Brill
Marty Brill

Lewis Milestone

Marla Carlis
Marla Carlis

Jane Russell

Denise Galik
Denise Galik

Shirley Whitehead

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    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.

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    1977-04-13

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