George Wallace
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.
Trailer
Cast
Angelina Jolie
Cornelia Wallace
Tiffany Salerno
Velma
Don Blakely
Loosh
Cliff DeYoung
Dr. Jeff McKinney
William Sanderson
T.Y. Odum
Mark Valley
Bobby Kennedy
Rob Roy Fitzgerald
Alabama State Trooper #1
Beau Billingslea
Demonstrator
Gary Sinise
George C. Wallace
Mare Winningham
Lurleen Wallace
Ron Perkins
Nicholas Katzenbach
Miata Edoga
Demonstrator
Terry Kinney
Billy Watson
Clarence Williams III
Archie
Skipp Sudduth
Al Lingo
Randy Hall
Mass. State Trooper
Chanel Ryan
Wallace Girl
Mark Rolston
Ricky Brickle
Julian Forbes
Reporter
Mel Jackson
Eddie
Franklin Dennis Jones
Jamison
Steve Harris
Neal
Charles Bartlett
Demonstrator
Kathryn Erbe
Mrs. Folsom
Francis Guinan
Klan Member #2
Tracy Fraim
Gerald Wallace
Liam Sullivan
Reporter
Joe Don Baker
Big Jim Folsom