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George Wallace
Starring: Gary Sinise & Mare Winningham Director: John Frankenheimer

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Format: DVD

Genre: Drama

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Item Number:
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DVD Features:

Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33

Product Description:

John Frankenheimer's made-for-television biopic stars Gary Sinise as controversial politician George Wallace. The film picks up Wallace's life in the mid-1950s when, as a circuit court judge and protégé of Governor "Big Jim" Folsom's, he hopes to succeed his mentor in the office. But when he runs for governor in 1959, his denunciation of the Ku Kux Klan is instrumental in his defeat. It spurs a decision to become a staunch advocate of segregation, a position that finally wins him the 1963 Alabama gubernatorial race. His opposition to an integrated South continues in the celebrated "stand in the schoolhouse door" on June 11, 1963, as he tries to block the first two black students attempting to integrate the University of Alabama. Martin Luther King's Selma to Montgomery march, an effort to end voting-rights discrimination, leads Wallace to call out state troopers who use tear gas, billy clubs, and fire hoses on the marchers. After failing to get an amendment to the state constitution allowing him to seek a second term, Wallace supports his wife, Lurleen (Mare Winningham), to take his place. This surprisingly complex profile of a man justifiably vilified for his opposition to civil rights is driven home by Sinise's portrayal of the vulnerability beneath the more familiar public face.

Plot Synopsis:

John Frankenheimer directed this compelling dramatization of the political dealings of the Alabama politician whose rise to prominence included the espousal of racial segregation--and the crippling bullet of a would-be assassin. The movie was penned by Wallace biographers Marshall Frady and Paul Monash. Nominated for nine cable ACE Awards (including bids for Gary Sinise, Frankenheimer, and the writers) and the winner of the Best Miniseries accolades.

Plot Keywords:

Biography | Drama | History | Mini-Series | Politics | Race Relations | Recommended | Social Issues

Production Notes:

  • Shooting locations: Los Angeles, CA, Sacramento, CA.
  • Director John Frankenheimer and actors Gary Sinise and Mare Winningham won Emmy awards for their work.
  • Although Frankenheimer wanted to shoot on location in Alabama, the governor of that state would not permit it.

DVD Details:

  • Label: Warner Home Video
  • Originally Released in: 1997
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 58 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Release Date: October 21, 2008
  • OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 116,428
  • Item UPC: 883929013401
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.
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