The Betsy (1978)
Movie Info
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.
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Cast
Laurence Olivier
as Loren Hardeman
as Loren Hardeman
Robert Duvall
as Loren Hardeman III
as Loren Hardeman III
Katharine Ross
as Sally Hardeman
as Sally Hardeman
Tommy Lee Jones
as Angelo Perino
as Angelo Perino
Jane Alexander
as Alicia Hardeman
as Alicia Hardeman
Lesley-Anne Down
as Lady Bobby Ayres
as Lady Bobby Ayres
Joseph Wiseman
as Jake Weinstein
as Jake Weinstein
Kathleen Beller
as Betsy Hardeman
as Betsy Hardeman
Edward Herrmann
as Dan Weyman
as Dan Weyman
Paul Rudd (II)
as Loren Hardeman Jr.
as Loren Hardeman Jr.
Roy Poole
as Duncan
as Duncan
Richard Venture
as Mark Sampson
as Mark Sampson
Titos Vandis
as Angelo Luigi Perino
as Angelo Luigi Perino
Clifford David
as Joe Warren
as Joe Warren
Inga Swenson
as Mrs. Craddock
as Mrs. Craddock
Whitney Blake
as Elizabeth Hardeman
as Elizabeth Hardeman
Carol Williard
as Roxanne
as Roxanne
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
as Donald
as Donald
Charlie Fields
as Loren III as a Boy
as Loren III as a Boy
William Cain
as Butler
as Butler
Fred Carney
as Boardmember #2
as Boardmember #2
Maury Cooper
as Boardmember #3
as Boardmember #3
Norman Palmer
as Boardmember #1
as Boardmember #1
Mary Petrie
as Nurse
as Nurse
Russell Porter
as Boardmember #4
as Boardmember #4
William Roerick
as Secretary of Commerce
as Secretary of Commerce
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