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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.
Original Release
02/09/1978
US Release
02/09/1978
Cast
Name | Character |
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Laurence Olivier | Loren Hardeman / Loren Hardeman I |
Robert Duvall | Loren Hardeman III / Hardeman III / Hardeman I's grandson |
Katharine Ross | Sally Hardeman / Sally / Brian Hardeman's wife |
Tommy Lee Jones | Angelo Perino / auto racer |
Jane Alexander | Alicia Hardeman / Alicia / Hardeman III's wife |
Lesley-Anne Down | Lady Bobby Ayres / Angelo's lover-Hardeman III's mistress |
Joseph Wiseman | Jake Weinstein |
Kathleen Beller | Betsy / Elizabeth(Betsy) / Hardeman III's daughter |
Edward Herrmann | Dan Weyman / Dan / Head of Finances |
Paul Rudd | Brian / Hardeman I's son / Loren Hardeman Jr. |
Directors
Writers
William Bast, Walter Bernstein, Harold Robbins
Cast
Name | Character |
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Laurence Olivier | Loren Hardeman / Loren Hardeman I |
Robert Duvall | Loren Hardeman III / Hardeman III / Hardeman I's grandson |
Katharine Ross | Sally Hardeman / Sally / Brian Hardeman's wife |
Tommy Lee Jones | Angelo Perino / auto racer |
Jane Alexander | Alicia Hardeman / Alicia / Hardeman III's wife |
Lesley-Anne Down | Lady Bobby Ayres / Angelo's lover-Hardeman III's mistress |
Joseph Wiseman | Jake Weinstein |
Kathleen Beller | Betsy / Elizabeth(Betsy) / Hardeman III's daughter |
Edward Herrmann | Dan Weyman / Dan / Head of Finances |
Paul Rudd | Brian / Hardeman I's son / Loren Hardeman Jr. |
Roy Poole | John / car engineer |
Richard Venture | Mark |
Titos Vandis | Angelo Luigi Perino |
Clifford David | Joe / Brian's lover |
Whitney Blake | Elizabeth Hardeman / Loren Hardeman I's wife |
Carol Williard | Roxanne / maid |
Read Morgan | Donald |
Charles Fields | Loren III / boy |
Nick Czmyr | Bellboy |
Norman Palmer | Boardmember #1 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Harold Robbins | Executive Producer |
Jack Grossberg | Producer |
Robert R. Weston | Producer |