The Betsy (1978)
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Based on the novel by Harold Robbins, this is the story of Loren Hardeman, Sr., a Midwestern automobile manufacturer (Lord Olivier) who pins his future on The Betsy, a "wonder car" named after his daughter (Kathleen Beller). The Betsy is designed to last practically forever, which… More Based on the novel by Harold Robbins, this is the story of Loren Hardeman, Sr., a Midwestern automobile manufacturer (Lord Olivier) who pins his future on The Betsy, a "wonder car" named after his daughter (Kathleen Beller). The Betsy is designed to last practically forever, which doesn't rest well with the "planned obscolence" mindset of the auto industry. Flashbacks cover his career from his 40s to the present, when he is in his 90s. Hardeman, Sr. has a weak-willed son, Hardeman, Jr., (Robert Duvall) who is forced into taking charge of the family business. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Daniel Petrie
- Written By
- William Bast, Walter Bernstein
- Genres
- Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1978 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 30, 1999
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Cast
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Laurence Olivier
as Loren Hardeman Sr.
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Robert Duvall
as Loren Hardeman III
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Katharine Ross
as Sally Hardeman
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Tommy Lee Jones
as Angelo Perino
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Jane Alexander
as Alicia Hardeman
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Lesley-Anne Down
as Lady Bobby Ayres
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Joseph Wiseman
as Jake Weinstein
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Kathleen Beller
as Betsy Hardeman
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Edward Herrmann
as Dan Weyman
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Paul Rudd
as Loren Hardeman Jr.
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Roy Poole
as John Duncan
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Richard Venture
as Mark Sampson
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Titos Vandis
as Angelo Luigi Perino
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Clifford David
as Joe Warren
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Inga Swenson
as Mrs. Craddock
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Carol Williard
as Roxanne
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Charlie Fields
as Loren III as a Boy
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Whitney Blake
as Elizabeth Hardeman
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William Cain
as Butler
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Fred Carney
as Boardmember #2
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Maury Cooper
as Boardmember #3
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Norman Palmer
as Boardmember #1
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William Roerick
as Secretary of Commerce
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Reed Morgan
as Donald
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Mary Petrie
as Nurse
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Russell Porter
as Boardmember #4
