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multi-Oscar winning biopic about the life of eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes that provides a fascinating look at one of the most intriguing characters of the 20th century. The son of a Texan inventor, Hughes transformed a small fortune into a massive one, both by a hugely successful career as a movie producer and by becoming a big wheel in the aviation industry. He made another fortune in the defence industry during the Second World War, and carried on to own a vast range of companies from ground-breaking electronics firms to Las Vegas casinos. Notorious for romancing actresses such as Katharine Hepburn, in later years he famously became a recluse.

Keywords:

Drama, War, Historical, Biopic, History, Based-on-True-Story, World War, Biographical, Biography, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, WWII, WW2, Oscar Best Picture Nominated, Oscar Best Actor Nominee, World War 2

Additional Information:

(2004) (USA / Japan / Germany) (4 Star)

Cast:

Leonardo DiCaprio	.... Howard Hughes
Cate Blanchett	.... Katharine Hepburn
Kate Beckinsale	.... Ava Gardner
John C. Reilly	.... Noah Dietrich
Alec Baldwin	.... Juan Trippe
Alan Alda	.... Senator Ralph Owen Brewster

Supporting Cast:

Ian Holm	.... Professor Fitz
Danny Huston	.... Jack Frye
Gwen Stefani	.... Jean Harlow
Jude Law	.... Errol Flynn
Adam Scott	.... Johnny Meyer
Matt Ross	.... Glenn Odekirk
Kelli Garner	.... Faith Domergue
Frances Conroy	.... Mrs. Hepburn
Brent Spiner	.... Robert Gross
Stanley DeSantis	.... Louis B. Mayer
Edward Herrmann	.... Joseph Breen
Willem Dafoe	.... Roland Sweet
Kenneth Welsh	.... Dr. Hepburn
J.C. MacKenzie	.... Ludlow

Directors:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

John Logan