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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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Dec 3, 2002
Director
Producers
Herbert Hirschman, Roger Gimbel, Sudy Dostal
Music
Studio
Roger Gimbel Productions, EMI Television
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Cast
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Tommy Lee Jones
Howard Hughes
E
Ed Flanders
Noah Dietrich
J
James Hampton
Wilbur Peterson
T
Tovah Feldshuh
Katharine Hepburn
L
Lee Purcell
Billie Dove
J
Jim Antonio
George
S
Sorrell Booke
Fiorello LaGuardia
M
Marty Brill
Lewis Milestone
D
Denise Galik
Shirley Whitehead
H
Howard Hesseman
Jenks
R
Roy Engel
Production Manager
A
Arthur Franz
Barnes
T
Thayer David
Floyd Odlum
B
Barry Atwater
Sen. Brewster
W
William Dozier
Sen. Ferguson
A
Art Gilmore
Newsreel Announcer
J
John S. Ragin
McKenna
B
Bert Williams
Mr. Hardesty
L
Lee de Broux
Jimmy
T
Tannis G. Montgomery
Mrs. Hughes
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