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Following Alabama governor George Wallace through segregation, presidential elections, an assassination attempt and personal trauma.Following Alabama governor George Wallace through segregation, presidential elections, an assassination attempt and personal trauma.Following Alabama governor George Wallace through segregation, presidential elections, an assassination attempt and personal trauma.
- Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 17 wins & 29 nominations total
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- TriviaThe night that Gary Sinise won the Emmy award for his portrayal of George Wallace, the real George Wallace died of a heart attack.
- GoofsThe future Cornelia Wallace is depicted as a small girl on her uncle's shoulders at Jim Folson's inauguration on January 17, 1955. In fact, Cornelia would have been eleven days short of her sixteenth birthday at the time.
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George C. Wallace: We gonna set the stage on this one. If Bobby Kennedy wants to talk to me, he's gonna have to come down here.
- Alternate versionsThe DVD has been cropped to 1.78:1 for modern widescreen televisions. The film was originally shot for television in 1997 in 1.33:1. This is very clear in the "making of" documentary, also on the DVD. It shows numerous shots of monitors on set, all clearly with markings for 1.33:1 and no additional markings at all for any intended cropping. In addition, all clips in the "making of" film are in the original 1.33:1, and comparison to the same shots in the feature shows how they have been cropped at both the top and bottom.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998)
- SoundtracksWe Shall Overcome
Traditional, musical and lyrical adaptation by Zilphia Horton, Frank Hamilton, Guy Carawan and Pete Seeger
Performed by Louis Armstrong
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a great performance
More than simply showing a part of history, "George Wallace" shows how a person - in this case a white supremacist - can change. In the title role, Gary Sinise does as intense a job as ever. Seeing what Wallace does early in his career, you're horrified, but you don't really grow to hate the guy (granted, you don't admire him either). Another interesting performance in the movie is a very young Angelina Jolie as Wallace's second wife Cornelia.
In conclusion, I don't know how good most of John Frankenheimer's movies have been, but this one is definitely worth seeing. Also starring Mare Winningham, Clarence Williams III and Joe Don Baker.
In conclusion, I don't know how good most of John Frankenheimer's movies have been, but this one is definitely worth seeing. Also starring Mare Winningham, Clarence Williams III and Joe Don Baker.
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- lee_eisenberg
- Jun 15, 2006
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- Runtime2 hours 58 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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