LaserDisc Review

Betsy, The

Genre: Drama

Reviewed in Issue 32 of Widescreen Review

Picture
3
Sound
2

Stars: Laurence Olivier, Robert Duvall, Katharine Ross, Tommy Lee Jones, Jane Alexander, Lesley-Anne Down

Disc Information
Studio/Distributor Warner Home Video
Catalog Number 864
MPAA Rating R
Retail Price $39.98
Running Time 125
Color Type Color
Chaptered/Scene Access Yes
Closed Captioned Yes
Theatrical Release 1978
LD Release Date 4/98
THX Digitally Mastered No
Credits
Director Daniel Petrie
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Stars Laurence Olivier, Robert Duvall, Katharine Ross, Tommy Lee Jones, Jane Alexander, Lesley-Anne Down
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Sound Information
Soundtrack Mono Sound
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Remastered Dolby Digital Subscribers only
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Story Synopsis

Greed, lust, deception and glitz abound in The Betsy—the automotive industry “epic” based on the best-selling novel by Harold Robbins. Loren Hardeman, Sr. (Laurence Olivier) is the head of Bethlehem Automotive and has a vision for an innovative car. When he hires hot-shot racecar driver Angelo Perino (Tommy Lee Jones) to oversee the production, Angelo’s power-hungry actions turn this already dysfunctional family even more on its axle.

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