A Woman Called Golda
1982 · 192 min · ★ 7.7 · TV Movie, Drama, History
The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Directed by Alan Gibson · Written by Harold Gast
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Ingrid Bergman Golda Meir -
Leonard Nimoy Morris Meyerson -
Jack Thompson Ariel -
Judy Davis Young Golda -
Anne Jackson Lou Kaddar / Narrator -
David de Keyser David Ben-Gurion -
Robert Loggia Anwar Sadat -
Ned Beatty Sen. Durward -
Nigel Hawthorne King Abdullah -
Franklin Cover Hubert Humphrey -
Anthony Bate Sir Stuart Ross -
Ron Berglas Stampler
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