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The Betsy (1978)The aging, retired founder of an auto giant comes out of retirement to try to develop a safe, fuel-efficient car. Director:Daniel Petrie |
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Loren Hardeman
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| Robert Duvall | ... |
Loren Hardeman III
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| Katharine Ross | ... |
Sally Hardeman
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| Tommy Lee Jones | ... |
Angelo Perino
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| Jane Alexander | ... |
Alicia Hardeman
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| Lesley-Anne Down | ... |
Lady Bobby Ayres
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| Joseph Wiseman | ... |
Jake Weinstein
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Kathleen Beller | ... |
Betsy
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| Edward Herrmann | ... |
Dan Weyman
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Paul Rudd | ... |
Loren Hardeman Jr.
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Roy Poole | ... |
John Duncan
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Richard Venture | ... |
Mark Sampson
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Titos Vandis | ... |
Angelo Luigi Perino
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| Clifford David | ... |
Joe Warren
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Inga Swenson | ... |
Mrs. Craddock
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Storyline
The patriarch of a family-owned corporation hires a young race car driver to help him design a fuel efficient car in secrecy. They face resistance from the president of the company (the patriarch's grandson), who wishes to eliminate the motor car division because of bad blood between himself and his grandfather. During flashbacks, a parallel set of problems is revealed in the family's past, problems that persist into the present, and the race car driver gets deeper into the web of deception and corporate intrigue. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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The Harold Robbins people. What you dream...they do!Genres:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Harold Robbins' The Betsy See more »Box Office
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$17,685,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Allied Artists Pictures, Harold Robbins International Company, United Artists See more »
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Dan Weyman: But not without a certain justification.
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The "assembly line" scenes for BMC were actually filmed at the AMC (American Motors Corporation) plant located at Kenosha, Wisconsin. In several shots you can catch glimpses of a 1978 Gremlin, Pacer, and Concord being built and painted. The plant was destroyed by Chrysler in the early-'90s. Also, some shots of contemporary "BMC" automobiles are actually badly redecorated Fords; a Granada and LTD are among the unfortunate victims of a very hideous restyle. See more »Quotes
Loren Hardeman III: [referring to Loren I] Look at him, the sonuvabitch! Thinks he's cock-of-he-walk again!Dan Weyman: But not without a certain justification.
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