George Wallace

Name: George Wallace
Director: John Frankenheimer
Genre: History, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1997-08-24
Duration: 178 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Gary Sinise, Mare Winningham, Joe Don Baker, Angelina Jolie, Terry Kinney

“Some wanted him president. Others wanted him stopped.”

6.8(16)G19972h 58mEN

Cast

Gary Sinise

George C. Wallace

Mare Winningham

Lurleen Wallace

Joe Don Baker

Big Jim Folsom

Angelina Jolie

Cornelia Wallace

Terry Kinney

Billy Watson

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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.