The Amazing Howard Hughes

The Amazing Howard Hughes
Based onHoward: The Amazing Mr. Hughes by Noah Dietrich
Written byJohn Gay
Directed byWilliam A. Graham
StarringTommy Lee Jones
Ed Flanders
James Hampton
Tovah Feldshuh
Lee Purcell
Music byLaurence Rosenthal
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producerRoger Gimbel
ProducerHerbert Hirschman
CinematographyMichael Margulies
EditorAaron Stell
Running time185 minutes
Production companiesEMI Television
Roger Gimbel Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseApril 13 (1977-04-13) –
April 14, 1977 (1977-04-14)
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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. The Amazing Howard Hughes recounts the life and times of Howard Hughes and was made within a year of Hughes's death in April 1976. It was originally broadcast in two parts on CBS on April 13 and 14, 1977.


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