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A Woman Called Golda

  • Director: Alan Gibson
  • AMG Rating: starstarstarstar
  • Genre: Historical Film
  • Movie Type: Political Drama, Biopic
  • Themes: Heads of State, Righting the Wronged, Rise To Power
  • Main Cast: Ingrid Bergman
  • Release Year: 1982
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 192 minutes

Plot

A Woman Called Golda is a made-for-television account of the life and times of Golda Meir, Israel's powerful prime minister during the '60s and '70s. Judy Davis portrays Golda as a young woman, while Ingrid Bergman plays Meir as an older woman; Bergman won an Emmy for her performance. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide

Cast

Ned Beatty; Judy Davis; Barry Foster; Anne Jackson; Robert Loggia; Leonard Nimoy

Credit

Alan Gibson - Director, Lynn H. Guthrie - Second Unit Director, Robert F. Shugrue - Editor, Michel Legrand - Composer (Music Score), Wally Schneiderman - Makeup

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A Woman Called Golda

Ingrid Bergman in A Woman Called Golda
Directed by Alan Gibson
Produced by Harve Bennett,
Gene Corman,
Lynn Guthrie,
Marilyn Hall
Written by Harold Gast,
Steve Gethers
Starring Ingrid Bergman,
Ned Beatty,
Judy Davis,
Robert Loggia,
Leonard Nimoy
Music by Michel Legrand
Distributed by Operation Primetime,
Paramount Television
Release date(s) April 26, 1982
Running time 240 min.
Language English

A Woman Called Golda is a 1982 made-for-television film biopic of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir.

Made by Paramount Television and directed by Alan Gibson, the film stars Ingrid Bergman in the title role. It also features Ned Beatty, Franklin Cover, Judy Davis, Anne Jackson, Robert Loggia, Leonard Nimoy, Jack Thompson, Bruce Boa, Anthony Bate, David de Keyser, Barry Foster and Nigel Hawthorne.

The film marked the end of Ingrid Bergman's career. She died four months after its release.

Reception

The film received seven Emmy nominations and won three awards, including the Outstanding Drama Special and Outstanding Lead Actress for Ingrid Bergman. The film was also nominated for two Golden Globes and won the award for Best Performance by an Actress for Ingrid Bergman.

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