Wilma Movie Review 1977

Based on the true story of Wilma Rudolph, a young black woman who overcame childhood illness to win three gold medals at the 1960 Olympics. Plodding made-for-TV biography suffers from sub-par script and acting.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Biopics: Sports, The Olympics, Sports Dramas

Cast

Shirley Jo Finney, Joe Seneca, Cicely Tyson, Jason Bernard, Denzel Washington, Larry B. Scott, Norman Matlock

Cinematography

Arthur Ornitz

Director

Bud Greenspan

Music

Irwin Bazelon

Producer

Cappy Productions