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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.Read moreLess
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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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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Gary SiniseGeorge C. Wallace
Mare WinninghamLurleen Wallace
Joe Don BakerBig Jim Folsom
Angelina JolieCornelia Wallace
Terry KinneyBilly Watson
William SandersonT.Y. Odum
Mark RolstonRicky Brickle
Tracy FraimGerald Wallace
Skipp SudduthAl Lingo
Ron PerkinsNicholas Katzenbach
Mark ValleyBobby Kennedy
Rob Roy FitzgeraldAlabama State Trooper #1Explore the crew
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Producer
- John Frankenheimer
- Producer
- Julian Krainin
- Editor
- Antony Gibbs
- Director of Photography
- Alan Caso
- Original Music Composer
- Gary Chang