The Betty Ford Story
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The Betty Ford Story | |
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Genre | Biography Drama |
Based on | The Times of My Life by Betty Ford Chris Chase |
Written by | Karen Hall |
Directed by | David Greene |
Starring | Gena Rowlands Josef Sommer Nan Woods |
Music by | Arthur B. Rubinstein |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | David L. Wolper |
Producer | Mark Wolper |
Production locations | Long Beach, California |
Cinematography | |
Editor | |
Production companies | David L. Wolper Productions Warner Bros. Television |
Distributor | ABC |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | March 2, 1987 |
The Betty Ford Story is a 1987 television film directed by David Greene and written by Karen Hall. This biographical film was based on the book The Times of My Life written by Chris Chase and Betty Ford. The film originally aired on ABC.
Cast[]
- Gena Rowlands as Betty Ford
- Josef Sommer as President Gerald Ford
- Nan Woods as Susan Ford
- Bradley Whitford as Jack Ford
- Concetta Tomei as Jan
- John Hostetter" as News Director
Awards and nominations[]
- Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week (nominated)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special (Gena Rowlands, won)
- Outstanding Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special (nominated)
- Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (Gena Rowlands, won)
External links[]
Categories:
- American films
- English-language films
- 1980s drama films
- Films about alcoholism
- Films directed by David Greene
- American biographical drama films
- American television films
- Biographical television films
- 1987 television films
- 1987 films
- The Wolper Organization films
- Cultural depictions of Gerald Ford
- Cultural depictions of First Ladies of the United States
- Betty Ford
- Biographical film stubs