George Wallace (1997)★ 7.1/10
- Drama
- Biography
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Written by: Marshall Frady, Paul Monash
Following Alabama governor George Wallace through segregation, presidential elections, an assassination attempt and personal trauma.
- Original title
- George Wallace
- Storyline
- A story about former Alabama governor George Wallace, whose views on racial segregation put him against the US government and at the forefront opposing the Civil Rights Movement. Mainly set from 1955 to 1972 with flashbacks, it tells the story of this governor, said to be in the USA, 'the greatest political loser of all time', having stood for the US presidency four times and losing each time. And how loss, pain and suffering would eventually lead him to renounce what he once stood for.
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 · 1,607
- Companies
- TNT, TVN, Warner Home Video
- Release dates
- US August 24, 1997
- PT June 1, 1998
- PL July 29, 2000
- IL September 30, 2000
- AT March 10, 2002
- SE October 21, 2003
- FI June 16, 2004