Wallace (film)

Movie
German title	Wallace
Original title	George Wallace
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1997
length	178 minutes
Rod
Director	John Frankenheimer
script	Paul Monash , ; Marshall Frady
production	Mark Carliner , ; John Frankenheimer, ; Julian Krainin
music	Gary Chang
camera	Alan Caso
cut	Antony Gibbs
occupation
	Gary Sinise : George Wallace ; Mare Winningham : Lurleen Wallace ; Clarence Williams III : Archie; Joe Don Baker : Big Jim Folsom; Angelina Jolie : Cornelia Wallace; Terry Kinney : Billy Watson; Cliff De Young : Dr. Jeff McKinney; Terry Kinney : Billy Watson; William Sanderson : TY 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 ;

Wallace ( George Wallace ) is an American film biography of John Frankenheimer from the year 1997 . The script is based on a book by Marshall Frady . The film ran as a two-part television film on US television.

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The film reports non-chronologically about the life of the politician George Wallace . When he ran for the Primaries in 1972 with the aim of becoming a presidential candidate, he was the victim of a gun attack. In the hospital he learns that he will remain paralyzed forever. He now remembers his political life: It started in the 1950s, when Wallace was elected a district judge. Wallace is later promoted by Governor Folsom and is running for governor himself. The Ku Klux Klan calls on him to represent his interests. This demands that Wallace will always work with all his might against the equality of the hated African-Americans . Wallace, a staunch racist, is torn between his racist attitudes and political pragmatism. His sympathy for the Klan ultimately undermines his ambitions to advance in his career.

In 1963, Wallace was elected governor of Alabama after advocating segregation . In Montgomery , the capital of Alabama, he takes his oath of office on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol . In his opening speech he invokes the traditions of the southerners and closes the speech with the famous sentence "segregation today, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever" (segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever) . He suppressed a demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama organized by Martin Luther King, Jr. Shortly thereafter, the US Supreme Court abolished racial segregation in state schools nationwide, forcing southern reactionaries into confrontation. Wallace then refuses to accept two African-American students at the so-called Stand in the Schoolhouse Door at the University of Alabama . Only through military intervention by the federal government under John F. Kennedy can he be forced to give in. Wallace tries to increase his national awareness through appearances. An appearance at Harvard University fails embarrassingly. Wallace, a southerner, has no access to the progressive students who hate him profoundly. He has to be led out of the university under police protection. Since the state's constitution forbids re-running, he encourages his wife, Lurleen, to run for office. While Wallace incites against blacks and the civil rights movement in public speeches , he is sentimental towards his black servant and tries to convince him that he actually has nothing against blacks. Towards the end of the film, the plot jumps back to the time when Wallace was hospitalized as a paraplegic man. He begins to feel sympathy and empathy for black people. He thinks back to his shock when he found out about the attack on 16th Street Baptist Church . His black servant takes him to Martin Luther King's Church in a wheelchair during a service that is only attended by blacks. There he asks the blacks for forgiveness. Many worshipers stand up and shake hands with him. The film closes with the song We Shall Overcome . In addition, it is noted in the credits that Wallace received a high percentage of black voters during his last election campaign, and that he apologized to the participants in the demonstration from Selma, Alabama and other blacks. He also presented Vivian Malone Jones, the first student to enroll in the University of Alabama, an award for valor.

Reviews

"A detailed look at American history, excellently played, safe and staged with a flair for details."

- Lexicon of international film

"Sinise is" great "and Mare Winningham is" exceptional ""

- The New York Times Caryn James

Further / historical inaccuracy

Cornelia Wallace is portrayed as a little girl in 1955, when she was already 16 years old.
The film was shot in California because the Governor of Alabama, Fob James , refused to work with the film crew.

Awards

1998 American Cinema Editors (Eddies)

Best Editing for a TV Movie or Miniseries - Antony Gibbs (for Part 2)

1998 American Society of Cinematographers

Camera - Alan Caso

1998 Art Directors Guild

Production Design - Michael Z. Hanan, Charles M. Lagola, Arlan Jay Vetter

1997 CableACE Award

Best Actor - Gary Sinise
Best director - John Frankenheimer
Best Makeup - Janeen Schreyer, John E. Jackson, Matthew W. Mungle , Patricia Androff, Jamie Kelman
Best Miniseries— Mark Carliner, John Frankenheimer, Julian Krainin, Ethel Winant, Mitch Engel, James Sbardellati
Nominee - Best Supporting Actor - Joe Don Baker
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress - Angelina Jolie
Nominated - Best Artistic Direction - Michael Z. Hanan, Charles M. Lagola, Douglas A. Mowat
Nominated - Best Editing - Antony Gibbs
Nominated - Best Screenplay— Paul Monash, Marshall Frady

1998 Casting Society of America (Artios)

Best casting - Iris Grossman

1998 Directors Guild of America

Nominated - Best Director - John Frankenheimer

1998 Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor - Gary Sinise
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress - Mare Winningham
Primetime Emmy Award for Director - John Frankenheimer
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress - Angelina Jolie
Nominated - Casting - Iris Grossman
Nominated - Cinematography - Alan Caso
Nominated - Makeup - 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