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The Betsy

Name: The Betsy
Director: Daniel Petrie
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1978-02-02
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Duvall, Katharine Ross, Jane Alexander

1978 · 2h 5m · Drama, Romance

IMDb 5.2 RT 17%

Skip it. This 1978 Harold Robbins adaptation sounds like a soapy mess of a plot that mistakes melodrama for substance — a racecar designer bedding two women while family drama churns in the background is more tabloid than compelling cinema. Even if you're craving trashy '70s excess, there are better ways to scratch that itch.

Plot

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.

Director: Daniel Petrie

Cast: Laurence Olivier, Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Duvall, Katharine Ross, Jane Alexander

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