George Wallace (1997)
Overview
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.
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.079875 |
Directed By
John Frankenheimer
Crew
John Frankenheimer
Iris Grossman
Gary Chang
Antony Gibbs
Michael Z. Hanan
Alan Caso
Mitch Engel
James Sbardellati
Julian Krainin
Ethel Winant
Mark Carliner
Paul Monash
Marshall Frady
Paul Monash
Marshall Frady
John Frankenheimer
Charles Croughwell
Dennis Scott
Ephraim 'Red' Schaffer
James Sbardellati
Peter Merwin
May Routh
Janeen Schreyer
Mike Le Mare
Sherrye Gibbs
Charles M. Wilborn
Bill Edwards
Charles M. Lagola
Arlan Jay Vetter
Maxine Bergen
Patricia Androff
Jamie Kelman
Cheryl Ann Nick
Keith Sayer
John E. Jackson
Joani Yarbrough
Rita Troy
Shana Fruman
Fríða Aradóttir
Thomas A. Keith
Karola Storr
Dwayne Avery
Edmund J. Lachmann
Gay DiFusco
Terri Fricon
Sherry Whitfield
Greg Conway
Bud Davis
TOP CAST
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
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
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
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