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.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

1476

Name

George Wallace

Genre

Drama

Leads

Sinise,G

Rating

7

Content Advisory

Not rated, Bad Language

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

History, Drama, TV Movie

Id

61445

Popularity

7.171

Release Date

1997-08-24

Title

George Wallace

Vote Average

6.7

Vote Count

15

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Runtime

178 minutes