George Wallace (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

John Frankenheimer

Writers (WGA):

Marshall Frady (book)
Paul Monash (television story)
(more)

Release Date:

24 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Civil Rights | 1960s | Beautiful Woman | Alabama | Politician

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 15 wins & 20 nominations

Cast

Gary Sinise	...	George C. Wallace
Mare Winningham	...	Lurleen Wallace
Clarence Williams III	...	Archie
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 (as Skip Sudduth)
Ron Perkins	...	Nicholas Katzenbach
Mark Valley	...	Bobby Kennedy
Charles Bartlett	...	Demonstrator
Terrence Beasor	...	Demonstrator
Chuck A. Bernard	...	Convention Speaker
Scott Brantley	...	Arthur Bremer
Kathryn Craig	...	Girl at Party
Timothy Dowling	...	Demonstrator (as Tim Dowling)
Miata Edoga	...	Demonstrator
Kathryn Erbe	...	Mrs. Folsom
Julian Forbes	...	Reporter
Francis Guinan	...	Klan Member #2
Randy Hall	...	Mass. State Trooper
Michael Harrington	...	Doctor (Maryland)
Steve Harris	...	Neal
Michael Haynes	...	Cornelia's Trooper #1
Vincent Henry	...	Reporter
Kent Houseman	...	Guitarist
Ron Jeremy	...	Demonstrator (as Ron Hyatt)
Mel Jackson	...	Eddie
Jan Johannes	...	General Graham
Franklin Dennis Jones	...	Jamison (as Frank Jones)
Robert Jones	...	Man in Church
Kathleen Kane	...	Demonstrator
Bobby Kirby	...	James Hood
Clancy Imislund	...	Klan Member #1
Sabrina Mance	...	Wallace Girl
Jonathan Mumm	...	TV Commentator
Ketema Nelson	...	Vivian Malone
Race Nelson	...	Cornelia's Trooper #1
Kaye Phillips	...	Choir Leader
Briana Romero	...	Cornelia as Child
Chanel Ryan	...	Wallace Girl (as Chanel S. Ryan)
Tiffany Salerno	...	Velma
Vernon Scott	...	Demonstrator
Liam Sullivan	...	Reporter
Don Blakely	...	Loosh
Cliff De Young	...	Dr. Jeff McKinney
Beau Billingslea	...	Demonstrator
Rob Roy Fitzgerald	...	Alabama State Trooper
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ralph Abernathy	...	Himself (behind King) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eva Ford	...	Campaign Supporter (uncredited)
Lyndon Johnson	...	Himself (calls up Alabama National Guard) (archive footage) (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy	...	Himself (Civil Rights speech) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King	...	Himself (How Long speech) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Todd Krainin	...	Demonstrator (uncredited)
John Lewis	...	Himself (leads marchers at Edmund Pettus Bridge, light coat and knapsack) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jim McHugh	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Jill Marie McMurray	...	Political Supporter (uncredited)
Bayard Rustin	...	Himself (behind King) (archive footage) (uncredited)
John-Clay Scott	...	Big Jim Folsom Body Guard (uncredited)
Andrew Young	...	Himself (behind King) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
John Frankenheimer

Writing credits (WGA)
Marshall Frady		(book)
Paul Monash		(television story)
Paul Monash		(teleplay) and
Marshall Frady		(teleplay)

Produced by
Mark Carliner	....	executive producer
Mitch Engel	....	line producer
John Frankenheimer	....	producer
Julian Krainin	....	producer
James Sbardellati	....	line producer
Ethel Winant	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Gary Chang

Cinematography by
Alan Caso

Film Editing by
Antony Gibbs

Casting by
Iris Grossman

Production Design by
Michael Z. Hanan

Art Direction by
Charles M. Lagola

Set Decoration by
Douglas A. Mowat

Costume Design by
May Routh

Makeup Department
Patricia Androff	....	makeup artist
Shana Fruman	....	hair stylist
John E. Jackson	....	makeup artist: Gary Sinise
Jamie Kelman	....	makeup artist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	makeup artist
Cheryl Ann Nick	....	makeup artist (as Cheryl Nick)
Keith Sayer	....	makeup artist
Janeen Schreyer	....	makeup artist
Janeen Schreyer	....	makeup department head
Nanci Cascio	....	hair stylist day player (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thomas A. Keith	....	second second assistant director
Peter Merwin	....	second assistant director
James Sbardellati	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Maria L. Baker	....	art department coordinator
Adam Braid	....	buyer
Colleen Broderick	....	set dresser
Shannon Curfman	....	props
Peter Emshwiller	....	set dresser
Lance Gunnin	....	propmaker
Steve A. Hagberg	....	construction coordinator
Lynn Pollard	....	painter
Cynthia C. Rebman	....	on-set dresser
Richard Robinson	....	propmaker

Sound Department
Greg Conway	....	sound editor
Rubén Domingo	....	sound editor
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer
John Fleishman	....	sound recordist
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist
Mike Le Mare	....	sound designer
Mike Le Mare	....	supervising sound editor
David Marcus	....	assistant sound editor
Matthias Schmitz	....	assistant sound editor
Brady Schwartz	....	foley editor
Karola Storr	....	sound editor (as Carola Storr)

Special Effects by
David Dion	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
David Fogg	....	visual effects first assistant camera
Phil Hawn	....	digital effects artist
Bret Mixon	....	rotoscoping

Stunts
Joey Anaya	....	stunt performer
Brian Avery	....	stunts
Cheryl Bermeo	....	stunts
Edward Conna	....	stunts
Charles Croughwell	....	stunt coordinator
Bud Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Danny Downey	....	stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
Hannah Kozak	....	stunt double: Angelina Jolie
Dennis Scott	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Derek Bruyere	....	camera loader
Sean Patrick Crowell	....	rigging grip
Charlie Dalrymple	....	lighting technician
Kenneth Estes	....	video playback operator
R. Dana Harlow	....	grip
Doug Hyun	....	still photographer
Vito Mirabella	....	grip
Roger Sassen	....	gaffer
David Schmalz	....	video assist operator
Fred Weigle	....	assistant camera
Giovanni Zelko	....	set lighting technician
Glenn Fishel	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Susan Maas	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bill Edwards	....	costume supervisor
Robin Roberts	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Jeff Consiglio	....	editor: title sequence

Music Department
Todd Hayen	....	orchestrator
Frank Macchia	....	orchestrator
Sherry Whitfield	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Jason Belsky	....	transportation coordinator
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car

Other crew
Maxine Bergen	....	script supervisor
Mark Bronson	....	post-production accountant
Terri L. Burns	....	set production assistant: Sacramento
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach
Rachel Flackett	....	set production assistant
Kristi Frankenheimer	....	location manager (as Kristi Frankenheimer-Davis)
Cindy J. Gray	....	production coordinator
Danny Green	....	production assistant
Barbara Gregson	....	film researcher
Marvin Hayes	....	production assistant
C.J. Hsu	....	consultant: avid
Phill Kane	....	location assistant
Aaron Lemos	....	assistant production coordinator
Adam Martin	....	production assistant
Michael Riley	....	title designer
Susie Schelling	....	medical consultant
Matthew Woody	....	assistant location manager
Jeff Coopwood	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Dawn C. Dreiling	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Turner Network Television (TNT)

Distributors

• Turner Network Television (TNT) (original airing)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Runtime:

178 min | Finland:200 min (4 parts)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Turner Network Television (TNT)

Trivia:

Filmed in Sacramento, to use the California's capital building. Alabama refused to allow the use for this movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Archie lowers Wallace into the tub for bathing, his severely atrophied legs are made quite obvious, but in the next scene when he is sitting in his wheelchair wearing a robe while watching the kids play through the window, his calf muscles are showing and his legs appear normal in size.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV)

Angelina Jolie's breakout performance - a star of the future.

She steals every scene she is in and oozes sensuality all over the screen. Mark my words - she will be a major star and actress of the next decade. He also gives a powerhouse performance of a controversial historical figure. John Frankenheimer directs the movie with a knowing and sure hand. Fascinating and informative movie of a pivotal moment in America's history and the relation of the races.