The Betsy

Feb 2, 1978

2h 5m

★ 4.8

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

United Artists

Allied Artists Pictures

Harold Robbins International Company

The Betsy Trailers

Cast

Loren Hardeman

Laurence Olivier

Angelo Perino

Tommy Lee Jones

Loren Hardeman III

Robert Duvall

Sally Hardeman

Katharine Ross

Alicia Hardeman

Jane Alexander

Lady Bobby Ayres

Lesley-Anne Down

Jake Weinstein

Joseph Wiseman

Betsy

Kathleen Beller

Dan Weyman

Edward Herrmann

Mrs. Craddock

Inga Swenson

Loren Hardeman Jr.

Paul Rudd

Gangster Who Shoots Loren I (uncredited)

Al Conti

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