The Betsy
1978 film directed by Daniel Petrie / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Betsy is a 1978 American romantic drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, from a screenplay by William Bast and Walter Bernstein, based on the 1971 novel of the same title by Harold Robbins. It stars Laurence Olivier as a retired auto tycoon, with Robert Duvall, Katharine Ross, Tommy Lee Jones, and Jane Alexander in supporting roles.
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Directed by | Daniel Petrie |
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Based on | The Betsy by Harold Robbins |
Produced by | Robert R. Weston |
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Cinematography | Mario Tosi |
Edited by | Rita Roland |
Music by | John Barry |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $6 million[1] |
Box office | $17.7 million[2] |
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The film was theatrically released in the United States on February 9, 1978, by Allied Artists and United Artists. Robbins considered The Betsy the best movie adaptation of any of his works.[3]