The Betsy (1978)

Dir: Daniel Petrie Drama stars 2

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The Betsy is an American film first released in 1978, directed by Daniel Petrie. The film is based on a novel by Harold Robbins and stars Laurence Olivier, Robert Duvall, Katharine Ross, Tommy Lee Jones and Jane Alexander. It has also been released under the title: Harold Robbins’ The Betsy. Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.

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Credits

Director: Daniel Petrie
Script: William Bast, Walter Bernstein, Harold Robbins (novel)
Photo: Mario Tosi
Music: John Barry
Cast: Laurence Olivier (Loren Hardeman), Robert Duvall (Loren Hardeman III), Katharine Ross (Sally Hardeman), Tommy Lee Jones (Angelo Perino), Jane Alexander (Alicia Hardeman), Lesley-Anne Down (Lady Bobby Ayres), Joseph Wiseman (Jake Weinstein), Kathleen Beller (Betsy), Edward Herrmann (Dan Weyman), Paul Rudd (Loren Hardeman Jr.), Roy Poole (John Duncan), Richard Venture (Mark Sampson), Titos Vandis (Angelo Luigi Perino), Clifford David (Joe Warren), Inga Swenson (Mrs. Craddock), Whitney Blake (Elizabeth Hardeman), Carol Williard (Roxanne), Read Morgan (Donald), Charles Fields (Loren III, as a boy), William Cain (Butler), Fred Carney (Boardmember #2), Maury Cooper (Boardmember #3), Nick Czmyr (Bellhop), Edward C. Higgins (Chauffer), H. August Kuehl (Male Guest), Erik Malkovich (Young Man at Party), Kent Malkovich (Young Boy at Party), Norman Palmer (Boardmember #1), Mary Petrie (Nurse), Russell Porter (Boardmember #4), William Roerick (Secretary of Commerce), Warney H. Ruhl (Security Guard)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 125 min
Aka: Harold Robbins’ The Betsy

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