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The Betsy

  • 19781978
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  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
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5,390
The Betsy (1978)
The aging, retired founder of an auto giant comes out of retirement to try to develop a safe, fuel-efficient car.
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The aging, retired founder of an auto giant comes out of retirement to try to develop a safe, fuel-efficient car.The aging, retired founder of an auto giant comes out of retirement to try to develop a safe, fuel-efficient car.The aging, retired founder of an auto giant comes out of retirement to try to develop a safe, fuel-efficient car.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
17,766
5,390
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    • Director
      • Daniel Petrie
    • Writers
      • Harold Robbins(novel)
      • William Bast(screenplay)
      • Walter Bernstein(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Laurence Olivier
      • Robert Duvall
      • Katharine Ross
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Daniel Petrie
    • Writers
      • Harold Robbins(novel)
      • William Bast(screenplay)
      • Walter Bernstein(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Laurence Olivier
      • Robert Duvall
      • Katharine Ross
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Paul Rudd in The Betsy (1978)
    Laurence Olivier in The Betsy (1978)
    Laurence Olivier in The Betsy (1978)
    Laurence Olivier and Katharine Ross in The Betsy (1978)
    Laurence Olivier in The Betsy (1978)
    Lesley-Anne Down in The Betsy (1978)
    Laurence Olivier and Kathleen Beller in The Betsy (1978)
    Laurence Olivier, Kathleen Beller, and Inga Swenson in The Betsy (1978)

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    Laurence Olivier
    Laurence Olivier
    • Number One
    Robert Duvall
    Robert Duvall
    • Loren Hardeman III
    Katharine Ross
    Katharine Ross
    • Sally Hardeman
    Tommy Lee Jones
    Tommy Lee Jones
    • Angelo Perino
    Jane Alexander
    Jane Alexander
    • Alicia Hardeman
    Lesley-Anne Down
    Lesley-Anne Down
    • Lady Bobby Ayres
    Joseph Wiseman
    Joseph Wiseman
    • Jake Weinstein
    Kathleen Beller
    Kathleen Beller
    • Betsy Hardeman
    Edward Herrmann
    Edward Herrmann
    • Dan Weyman
    Paul Rudd
    • Loren Hardeman Jr.
    Roy Poole
    Roy Poole
    • John Duncan
    Richard Venture
    Richard Venture
    • Mark Sampson
    Titos Vandis
    Titos Vandis
    • Angelo Luigi Perino
    Clifford David
    Clifford David
    • Joe Warren
    Inga Swenson
    Inga Swenson
    • Mrs. Craddock
    Whitney Blake
    Whitney Blake
    • Elizabeth Hardeman
    Carol Williard
    • Roxanne
    Read Morgan
    Read Morgan
    • Donald
    • Director
      • Daniel Petrie
    • Writers
      • Harold Robbins(novel)
      • William Bast(screenplay)
      • Walter Bernstein(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Three famous Newport, Rhode Island mansions were used for filming Loren Hardeman's home. They were The Elms, Rosecliff, and The Breakers, all of which have been featured in many other movies, before and since. Also featured in the movie are glamorous estate houses in Palm Springs, California and Santa Barbara, California.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Loren Hardeman: Don't you worry, son, you got me behind yuh.

      Angelo Perino: What'll I do when you're gone?

      Loren Hardeman: [walking out the door] Oh... oh, yeah...

      [laughs]

      Loren Hardeman: ... yeah. Well...

      [smiling]

      Loren Hardeman: Better learn fast.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Ecstasy Girls (1979)

    User reviews29

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    Top review
    4/10
    plenty of rewinding and fast-forwarding...
    As decadently bad as the book and premise of this movie is, there was something somewhat entertaining in this mawkish soap-opera put to film,which is why I bought this film once(that's right!). Maybe it was the sex scenes-Ms.Down and Mr.Jones' love scene was particularly well done and seductive-or the full body shot of Ms.Beller(I'm guessing full body shots,pubes and all,were somewhat rare in mainstream cinema in 1978),but the plotlines of conflict inside and outside of the Hardemann family over three generations were at least nominally interesting. Still,I found the pacing dreadfully slow and ,hence,the subject line of my review. I imagine why Sir Larry took this roll,as well as many others in the late 70s and early 80s(I'm surprised the guy from Cincinnati who reviewed the film didn't mention "Clash of the Titans"!)was because not too many dignified leading man roles were being afforded to stately older English theatre-trained actors at the time and he had to take what he could get. Five out of ten stars.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Clan
    • Filming locations
      • Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Production company
      • Harold Robbins International Company
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,685,000
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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