George Wallace (film)

George Wallace
George Wallace DVD Cover
Directed by	John Frankenheimer
Produced by	John Frankenheimer Julian Krainin
Screenplay by	Paul Monash Marshall Frady
Story by	Paul Monash
Based on	Wallace: The Classic Portrait of Alabama Governor George Wallace by Marshall Frady
Starring	Gary Sinise Mare Winningham Clarence Williams III Angelina Jolie Joe Don Baker William Sanderson Terry Kinney Tracy Fraim
Music by	Gary Chang
Cinematography	Alan Caso
Edited by	Antony Gibbs
Distributed by	Turner Network Television
Release dates	August 24, 1997
Running time	178 minutes
Language	English

George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as George Wallace, the former Governor of Alabama. It was directed by John Frankenheimer, who won an Emmy award for it; Sinise and Mare Winningham also won Emmys for their performances. The film was based on the 1996 biography Wallace : The Classic Portrait of Alabama Governor George Wallace by Marshall Frady, who also co-wrote the teleplay.

Frankenheimer's film was highly praised by critics: in addition to the Emmy awards, it received the Golden Globe for Best Miniseries/Motion Picture made for TV. Angelina Jolie also received a Golden Globe for her performance as Wallace's second wife, Cornelia.

Plot

George Wallace portrays the political life of a complex man. Initially an ordinary Southern judge, Wallace transforms himself to achieve political success and glory, becoming one of the most reviled political figures in the U.S. Finally, a failed assassination attempt which leaves him paralyzed and in pain leads him to realize what he has become.

The film follows the history of its namesake, from the 1950s when Wallace was a circuit court judge in Barbour County, to his tenure as the most powerful Governor in Alabama's history. The movie depicts his symbolic "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", where Wallace attempted to block black students from entering the University of Alabama. It details his stance on racial segregation in Alabama at the time, which proved popular with his white constituents, and also depicts Wallace's rise as a presidential hopeful. This eventually leads to his attempted assassination—and his surprise victory in several states during the 1968 Presidential election.

Historical Inaccuracies

In a sequence taking place in 1955 introducing Cornelia Wallace Nee Snively despite her in real life being 16, she is shown carried on the arms of Governor Jim Folsom at a much younger age.

Production

The film was shot in California because the then-Governor of Alabama, Fob James, refused to cooperate with location shooting in Wallace's home state.

Reception

The New York Times Caryn James wrote that events were "recreated with startling veracity and tension in the two-part mini-series called simply George Wallace." James wrote that Sinise was "amazing" and Mare Winningham was "extraordinary."^[1]

Featured cast

Actor	Role
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
Ron Perkins	Nicholas Katzenbach
Mark Valley	Robert F. Kennedy
Scott Brantley	Arthur Bremer
Kathryn Erbe	Mrs. Folsom
Steve Harris	Neal
Bobby Kirby	James Hood
Ketema Nelson	Vivian Malone

Awards and nominations

1998 American Cinema Editors (Eddies)

Won - Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series — Antony Gibbs (for part 2)

1998 American Society of Cinematographers

Won - Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Mini-Series — Alan Caso

1998 Art Directors Guild

Won - Excellence in Production Design Award for a Television Movie or Miniseries — Michael Z. Hanan, Charles M. Lagola, Arlan Jay Vetter

1997 CableACE Award

Won - Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries — Gary Sinise
Won - Best Directing a Movie or Miniseries — John Frankenheimer
Won - Best Makeup — Janeen Schreyer, John E. Jackson, Matthew W. Mungle, Patricia Androff, Jamie Kelman
Won - Best Miniseries — Mark Carliner, John Frankenheimer, Julian Krainin, Ethel Winant, Mitch Engel, James Sbardellati
Nominated - Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries — Joe Don Baker
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries — Angelina Jolie
Nominated - Best Art Direction in a Dramatic Special or Serires/Movie or Miniseries — Michael Z. Hanan, Charles M. Lagola, Douglas A. Mowat
Nominated - Best Editing a Dramatic Special or Series/Movie or Miniseries — Antony Gibbs
Nominated - Best Writing a Movie or Miniseries — Paul Monash, Marshall Frady

1998 Casting Society of America (Artios)

Won - Best Casting for TV Miniseries — Iris Grossman

1998 Directors Guild of America

Nominated - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials — John Frankenheimer

1998 Emmy Awards

Won - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie — Gary Sinise
Won - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie — Mare Winningham
Won - Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie — John Frankenheimer
Nominated - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie — Angelina Jolie
Nominated - Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special — Iris Grossman
Nominated - Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie — Alan Caso
Nominated - Outstanding Makeup For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special — Janeen Schreyer, John E. Jackson, Matthew W. Mungle, Patricia Androff, Jamie Kelman, Keith Sayer, Cheryl Nick
Nominated - Outstanding Miniseries — Mark Carliner, John Frankenheimer, Julian Krainin, Ethel Winant, Mitch Engel, James Sbardellati

1998 Golden Globe Awards

Won - Best Supporting Actress - Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television — Angelina Jolie
Won - Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominated - Best Actor - Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television — Gary Sinise
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress - Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television — Mare Winningham

1998 Humanitas Prize

Won - PBS/Cable Category — Marshall Frady, Paul Monash

1998 Motion Picture Sound Editors (Golden Reel Award)

Nominated - Best Sound Editing - Television Mini-Series - Effects and Foley — Brady Schwartz

1997 Peabody Award

Won - Peabody Award — Mark Carliner

1998 Screen Actors Guild Awards

Won - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries — Gary Sinise
Nominated - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries — Mare Winningham

1998 Writers Guild of America Awards

Nominated - Best Screenplay Adapted Long Form — Paul Monash, Marshall Frady

References

↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/23/arts/going-beyond-just-facts-to-show-a-hollow-soul.html?scp=1&sq=sinise%20jolie&st=cse

External links

George Wallace at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by John Frankenheimer

The Young Stranger (1957)
The Young Savages (1961)
All Fall Down (1962)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Seven Days in May (1964)
The Train (1964)
Seconds (1966)
Grand Prix (1966)
The Fixer (1968)
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
The Gypsy Moths (1969)
I Walk the Line (1970)
The Horsemen (1971)
The Iceman Cometh (1973)
Story of a Love Story (1973)
99 and 44/100% Dead (1974)
French Connection II (1975)
Black Sunday (1977)
Prophecy (1979)
The Challenge (1982)
The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
52 Pick-Up (1986)
Dead Bang (1989)
The Fourth War (1990)
Year of the Gun (1991)
Against the Wall (1994)
The Burning Season (1994)
Andersonville (1996)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
George Wallace (1997)
Ronin (1998)
Reindeer Games (2000)
Path to War (2002)

George Wallace

Family	Lurleen Wallace George Wallace, Jr. Cornelia Wallace

Campaigns	1964 presidential campaign 1968 presidential campaign 1972 presidential campaign 1976 presidential campaign

Miscellaneous	1963 Inaugural Address Stand in the Schoolhouse Door Foster Auditorium American Independent Party Arthur Bremer An Assassin's Diary George Wallace (1997 film)

Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film

The Snow Goose: A Story of Dunkirk (1971)
That Certain Summer (1972)
The Shadow Box (1980)
Bill (1981)
Brideshead Revisited (1982)
The Thorn Birds (1983)
Something About Amelia (1984)
The Jewel in the Crown (1985)
Promise (1986)
Escape from Sobibor (1987)
War and Remembrance (1988)
Lonesome Dove (1989)
Decoration Day (1990)
One Against the Wind (1991)
Sinatra (1992)
Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
The Burning Season (1994)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996)
George Wallace (1997)
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
RKO 281 (1999)
Dirty Pictures (2000)
Band of Brothers (2001)
The Gathering Storm (2002)
Angels in America (2003)
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
Empire Falls (2005)
Elizabeth I (2006)
Longford (2007)
John Adams (2008)
Grey Gardens (2009)
Carlos (2010)
Downton Abbey, series 1 (2011)
Game Change (2012)
Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Fargo, season 1 (2014)
Wolf Hall (2015)

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