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George Wallace
“Some wanted him president. Others wanted him stopped.”
68%
Movie
2h 58m
AI Analysis
George Wallace (1997) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of George Wallace (1997) — a movie tagged as History, Drama, and TV Movie with epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: 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 Portr… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~178 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate George Wallace 68% (16 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1997-08-24
- Runtime
- 2h 58m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 61445
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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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for George Wallace is approximately 178 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
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
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Terrence Beasor
Demonstrator
- C
Chuck A. Bernard
Convention Speaker
- S
Scott Brantley
Arthur Bremer
- K
Katherine Craig
Girl at Party
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