George Wallace
1997 · ★ 6.7 · Dir. John Frankenheimer
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.
- Released
- 1997-08-24
- Runtime
- 178 min
- Rated
- G
- Language
- EN
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Gary Sinise
George C. Wallace
Mare Winningham
Lurleen Wallace
Clarence Williams III
Archie
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
