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The Betsy

The Betsy
★ 4.8/10•1978•2h 5m•R•Drama•Romance

The Harold Robbins people. What you dream...they do!

Ruthless patriarch Loren hires racecar driver Angelo to build a more efficient vehicle against the wishes of his grandson. But things get even messier when Angelo romances two women in Loren's life -- his great-granddaughter and his grandson's mistress.

William Bast · Screenplay

Daniel Petrie · Director

Walter Bernstein · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 5m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 2, 1978

Actors

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Loren Hardeman

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

Angelo Perino

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Loren Hardeman III

Katharine Ross

Katharine Ross

Sally Hardeman

Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander

Alicia Hardeman

Lesley-Anne Down

Lesley-Anne Down

Lady Bobby Ayres

Joseph Wiseman

Joseph Wiseman

Jake Weinstein

Kathleen Beller

Kathleen Beller

Betsy

Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Dan Weyman

Inga Swenson

Inga Swenson

Mrs. Craddock

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Loren Hardeman Jr.

Al Conti

Al Conti

Gangster Who Shoots Loren I (uncredited)

Roy Poole

Roy Poole

John Duncan

Titos Vandis

Titos Vandis

Angelo Luigi Perino

Clifford David

Clifford David

Joe Warren

Whitney Blake

Whitney Blake

Elizabeth Hardeman

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