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Some wanted him president. Others wanted him stopped.
2h 58min
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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.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tracy Fraim | Gerald Wallace |
| Skipp Sudduth | Al Lingo |
| Ron Perkins | Nicholas Katzenbach |
| Mark Valley | Bobby Kennedy |
| Rob Roy Fitzgerald | Alabama State Trooper #1 |
| Clarence Williams III | Archie |
| Charles Bartlett | Demonstrator |
| Terrence Beasor | Demonstrator |
| Chuck A. Bernard | Convention Speaker |
| Scott Brantley | Arthur Bremer |
| Katherine Craig | Girl at Party |
| Tim Dowling | Demonstrator |
| Miata Edoga | Demonstrator |
| Kathryn Erbe | Mrs. Folsom |
| Julian Forbes | Reporter |
| Francis Guinan | Klan Member #2 |
| Randy Hall | Mass. State Trooper |
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| Michael Harrington | Doctor (Maryland) |
| Steve Harris | Neal |
| Michael Haynes | Cornelia’s Trooper #1 |
| Vincent Henry | Reporter |
| Kent Houseman | Guitarist |
| Ron Hyatt | Demonstrator |
| Mel Jackson | Eddie |
| Jan Johannes | General Graham |
| Franklin Dennis Jones | Jamison |
| Robert Jones | Man in Church |
| Kathleen Kane | Demonstrator |
| Bobby Kirby | James Hood |
| Clancy Imislund | Klan Member #1 |
| Sabrina Mance | Wallace Girl |
| Jonathan Mumm | TV Commentator |
| Ketema Nelson | Vivian Malone |
| Race Nelson | Cornelia’s Trooper #2 |
| Kaye Phillips | Choir Leader |
| Briana Romero | Cornelia as Child |
| Chanel Ryan | Wallace Girl |
| Tiffany Salerno | Velma |
| Vernon Scott | Demonstrator |
| Liam Sullivan | Reporter |
| Don Blakely | Loosh |
| Cliff DeYoung | Dr. Jeff McKinney |
| Beau Billingslea | Demonstrator |
Genres
HistoryDramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | George Wallace |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Turner Network Television |
| Release date | 24 agosto 1997 |
| Executive producer | Mark Carliner |
| Production | Julian Krainin, John Frankenheimer, James Sbardellati, Ethel Winant, Mitch Engel |
| Writer | Paul Monash, Marshall Frady |
| Casting | Iris Grossman |
| Editing | Antony Gibbs, Sherrye Gibbs |
| Cinematography | Alan Caso |
| Assistant directors | James Sbardellati, Peter Merwin, John Frankenheimer, Maxine Bergen, Thomas A. Keith |
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TV
United States / Aug 24, 1997 / G
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