Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (TV 1988)

Biography of the life of Aristotle Onassis, a Greek who rose to become one of the world's most wealthiest men, detailing his rise to power and unhappy marriages.

Director:

Waris Hussein

Writers:

Peter Evans (book), Jacqueline Feather,

Stars:

Raul Julia, Jane Seymour, Anthony Quinn

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Raul Julia	...	Aristotle Onassis
Jane Seymour	...	Maria Callas
Anthony Quinn	...	Socrates Onassis
Francesca Annis	...	Jacqueline Kennedy
Elias Koteas	...	Young Aristotle Onassis
Beatie Edney	...	Tina
Anthony Zerbe	...	Livanos
John Kapelos	...	Costas Gratsos
Robert Krantz
Lorenzo Quinn	...	Alexander Onassis
Richard Chaves
Simón Andreu	...	Examining Officer
Silvia Tortosa	...	Claudia Muzio
Geoffrey Hutchings	...	Meneghini
Dimitra Arliss	...	Artemis

Storyline

Biography of the life of Aristotle Onassis, a Greek who rose to become one of the world's most wealthiest men, detailing his rise to power and unhappy marriages.

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Plot Keywords:

greek | billionaire | daughter | wealth | lover | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA Spain

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Richest Man in the World: The Story of Aristotle Onassis

Filming Locations:

Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company, Televisión Española (TVE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 60 min (2 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Well acted despite looking quite different from the real people

Watchable and interesting TV movie about the love triangle involving Aristotle Onasis, Maria Callas and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

The casting is tricky here for people so well known. Raoul Julia is a good actor who captures the crude essence of Aristotle. Although physically he is much to big sized, his face isn't too far off so overall he's convincing. Liked Jane Seymour as Maria Callas. She is quite fiery and is the best of the three leads though even skinnier than the real Callas was. Francesca Annis is a strange choice to play Jackie. She does the voice and delicate ladylike quality well but her facial features are too delicate for Jackie who had such overly large features so she just looks too different. She comes across as English despite her efforts.

Overall this is worth watching because the subject matter is good and the actors are first rate despite some physical differences.