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George Wallace

6.7

15 votes

Genres:

  • History
  • Drama
  • TV Movie
  • Release date: 1997-08-24
  • Budget: $0
  • Revenue: $0
Plot:
George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as George Wallace, the former Governor of Alabama. It was directed by John Frankenheimer, who won an Emmy award for it; Sinise and Mare Winningham also won Emmies for their performances. The film was based on the 1996 biography Wallace : The Classic Portrait of Alabama Governor George Wallace by Marshall Frady, who also co-wrote the teleplay. Frankenheimer's film was highly praised by critics: in addition to the Emmy awards, it received the Golden Globe for Best Miniseries/Motion Picture made for TV. Angelina Jolie also received a Golden Globe for her performance as Wallace's second wife, Cornelia.

Cast:

ActorCharacter
George C. Wallace
Lurleen Wallace
Big Jim Folsom
Cornelia Wallace
Billy Watson
T.Y. Odum
Ricky Brickle
Gerald Wallace
Al Lingo
Nicholas Katzenbach
Bobby Kennedy
Alabama State Trooper #1
Archie
Demonstrator
Demonstrator
Convention Speaker
Arthur Bremer
Girl at Party
Demonstrator
Demonstrator
Mrs. Folsom
Reporter
Klan Member #2
Mass. State Trooper
Doctor (Maryland)
Neal
Cornelia’s Trooper #1
Reporter
Guitarist
Demonstrator
Eddie
General Graham
Jamison
Man in Church
Demonstrator
James Hood
Klan Member #1
Wallace Girl
TV Commentator
Vivian Malone
Cornelia’s Trooper #2
Choir Leader
Cornelia as Child
Wallace Girl
Velma
Demonstrator
Reporter
Loosh
Dr. Jeff McKinney
Demonstrator
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