George Wallace (1997)
Some wanted him president. Others wanted him stopped.
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.
- Date of release
- 1997-08-24
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 2h 58m
- Genres
- History, Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
Casting
- Gary Sinise — George C. Wallace
- Mare Winningham — Lurleen Wallace
- Joe Don Baker — Big Jim Folsom
- Angelina Jolie — Cornelia Wallace
- Terry Kinney — Billy Watson
- William Sanderson — T.Y. Odum
- Mark Rolston — Ricky Brickle
- Tracy Fraim — Gerald Wallace
- Skipp Sudduth — Al Lingo
- Ron Perkins — Nicholas Katzenbach
- Mark Valley — Bobby Kennedy
- Rob Roy Fitzgerald — Alabama State Trooper #1
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