Plot
Biopic of billionaire Howard Hughes, starting with his early filmmaking years as owner of R.K.O. Pictures, but mostly focusing on his role in designing and promoting new aircraft. Hughes was a risk-taker spending several fortunes on designing experimental aircraft and eventually founding TWA as a rival to Pan Am airlines owned by his great rival Juan Trippe. When Trippe's politico Senator Ralph Owen Brewster accuses Hughes of being a war profiteer, it's Hughes who gains the upper hand. Hughes also had many women in his life including a long relationship with Katharine Hepburn. From an early age, however, Hughes was also germophobic and would have severe bouts of mental illness.
Written by
John Logan
Directed by
Martin Scorsese
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America, Germany
Production Companies
IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 3. Produktions KG, Warner Bros. Pictures, Mel's Cite du Cinema, Initial Entertainment Group (IEG), Cappa Productions, Forward Pass, Appian Way, Miramax
Languages
English
Awards
Won 5 Oscars. 89 wins & 131 nominations total