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.
Made in US
6.8/10
1997
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Cast
Gary Sinise
As George C. Wallace
Mare Winningham
As Lurleen Wallace
Joe Don Baker
As Big Jim Folsom
Angelina Jolie
As Cornelia Wallace
Terry Kinney
As Billy Watson
William Sanderson
As T.Y. Odum
Mark Rolston
As Ricky Brickle
Tracy Fraim
As Gerald Wallace
Skipp Sudduth
As Al Lingo
Ron Perkins
As Nicholas Katzenbach
Mark Valley
As Bobby Kennedy
Rob Roy Fitzgerald
As Alabama State Trooper #1
Clarence Williams III
As Archie
Charles Bartlett
As Demonstrator
Terrence Beasor
As Demonstrator
Chuck A. Bernard
As Convention Speaker
Scott Brantley
As Arthur Bremer
Katherine Craig
As Girl at Party
Tim Dowling
As Demonstrator
Miata Edoga
As Demonstrator
Kathryn Erbe
As Mrs. Folsom
Julian Forbes
As Reporter
Francis Guinan
As Klan Member #2
Randy Hall
As Mass. State Trooper
Michael Harrington
As Doctor (Maryland)
Steve Harris
As Neal
Michael Haynes
As Cornelia’s Trooper #1
Vincent Henry
As Reporter
Kent Houseman
As Guitarist
Ron Hyatt
As Demonstrator
Mel Jackson
As Eddie
Jan Johannes
As General Graham
Franklin Dennis Jones
As Jamison
Robert Jones
As Man in Church
Kathleen Kane
As Demonstrator
Bobby Kirby
As James Hood
Clancy Imislund
As Klan Member #1
Sabrina Mance
As Wallace Girl
Jonathan Mumm
As TV Commentator
Ketema Nelson
As Vivian Malone
Race Nelson
As Cornelia’s Trooper #2
Kaye Phillips
As Choir Leader
Briana Romero
As Cornelia as Child
Chanel Ryan
As Wallace Girl
Tiffany Salerno
As Velma
Vernon Scott
As Demonstrator
Liam Sullivan
As Reporter
Don Blakely
As Loosh
Cliff DeYoung
As Dr. Jeff McKinney
Beau Billingslea
As Demonstrator
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