George Wallace
George Wallace
Release: 1997-08-24
·Runtime: 178m
·★ 6.8
History
Drama
TV Movie
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Turner Network Television
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Franklin Dennis Jones
as Jamison
Joe Don Baker
as Big Jim Folsom
Terry Kinney
as Billy Watson
Ron Perkins
as Nicholas Katzenbach
Randy Hall
as Mass. State Trooper
Tiffany Salerno
as Velma
Liam Sullivan
as Reporter
Don Blakely
as Loosh
Francis Guinan
as Klan Member #2
Tracy Fraim
as Gerald Wallace
Julian Forbes
as Reporter
Cliff DeYoung
as Dr. Jeff McKinney
Gary Sinise
as George C. Wallace
Rob Roy Fitzgerald
as Alabama State Trooper #1
Kathryn Erbe
as Mrs. Folsom
Mel Jackson
as Eddie
Chanel Ryan
as Wallace Girl
Mare Winningham
as Lurleen Wallace
Angelina Jolie
as Cornelia Wallace
Miata Edoga
as Demonstrator
Beau Billingslea
as Demonstrator
Steve Harris
as Neal
William Sanderson
as T.Y. Odum
Skipp Sudduth
as Al Lingo
Clarence Williams III
as Archie
Mark Rolston
as Ricky Brickle
Mark Valley
as Bobby Kennedy
