George Wallace
“Some wanted him president. Others wanted him stopped.”
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.
Production Companies
Turner Network Television
Languages
English
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
