The Amazing Howard Hughes

The Amazing Howard Hughes
Based on	Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes by Noah Dietrich
Written by	John Gay
Directed by	William A. Graham
Starring	Tommy Lee Jones Ed Flanders Tovah Feldshuh Lee Purcell
Music by	Laurence Rosenthal
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producer(s)	Roger Gimbel
Producer(s)	Herbert Hirschman
Cinematography	Michael Margulies
Editor(s)	Aaron Stell
Running time	185 minutes
Production company(s)	EMI Television Roger Gimbel Productions
Distributor	CBS
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	April 13 – 14, 1977

The Amazing Howard Hughes is a 1977 American made-for-television biographical film about American aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes, based on the book Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes by Hughes' business partner Noah Dietrich. The film starred Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, and Tovah Feldshuh and was made a year after Hughes's death, in 1976, while aboard a private flight to Mexico. It was originally broadcast in two parts on CBS on April 13 and 14, 1977.

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.

Some versions of this DVD only contain 130 minutes. The original mini-series contained 185 minutes.

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