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The Betty Ford Story

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Director
  
David Greene

Duration
  

Story by
  
Betty Ford, Chris Chase

Language
  
English

6.4/10
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Genre
  
Biography, Drama

Running time
  
1h 36m

Country
  
United States

The Betty Ford Story movie poster

Release date
  
1987 (1987)

Based on
  
The Times of My Life  by Betty Ford Chris Chase

Writer
  
Karen Hall (teleplay), Betty Ford (book), Chris Chase (book)

Nominations
  
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special

Cast
  
Gena Rowlands
(Betty Ford),
Josef Sommer
(President Gerald Ford),
Nan Woods
(Susan Ford),
Concetta Tomei
(Jan),
Brian McNamara
(Steve Ford),
Bradley Whitford
(Jack Ford)

Similar movies
  
My Name Is Bill W (1989)

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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.

Contents

Cast

  • Gena Rowlands as Betty Ford
  • Josef Sommer as President Gerald Ford
  • Nan Woods as Susan Ford
  • Bradley Whitford as Jack Ford

    • "John Hostetter" as News Director

    Awards and nominations

    Casting Society of America

  • Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week (nominated)

    • Emmy Awards

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special (Gena Rowlands, won)
  • Outstanding Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special (nominated)

    • Golden Globe Awards

  • Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (Gena Rowlands, won)

    • References

    The Betty Ford Story Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    The Betty Ford Story IMDb The Betty Ford Story themoviedb.org