George Wallace Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

Released Date

August 24, 1997

Distributor

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Genre

Drama

Rating

TV-14

Cast

Angelina Jolie, Kathryn Erbe, Gary Sinise, Steve Harris, Mare Winningham, Clarence Williams III, Joe Don Baker, Mark Valley, Terry Kinney, William Sanderson, Mark Rolston, Skipp Sudduth

Angelina Jolie

as Cornelia Wallace

Kathryn Erbe

as Mrs. Folsom

Gary Sinise

as George C. Wallace

Steve Harris

as Neal

Mare Winningham

as Lurleen Wallace

Clarence Williams III

as Archie

Joe Don Baker

as Big Jim Folsom

Mark Valley

as Robert F. Kennedy

Terry Kinney

as Billy Watson

William Sanderson

as T.Y. Odum

Mark Rolston

as Ricky Brickle

Skipp Sudduth

as Al Lingo

About George Wallace

About

The movie follows the Alabama governor George Wallace's life as a man with a strong stance for segregation, who also ran for president, and was almost assassinated. The film is based on Marshall Frady's biography of George Wallace.

Trivia

Angelina Jolie won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television. In real-life, George Wallace died of a heart attack.