A Woman Called Golda

A Woman Called Golda
Ingrid Bergman in A Woman Called Golda
Genre	Biography Drama History
Written by	Harold Gast, Steve Gethers
Directed by	Alan Gibson
Starring	Ingrid Bergman Ned Beatty Judy Davis Robert Loggia Leonard Nimoy
Theme music composer	Michel Legrand
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Harve Bennett
Producers	Gene Corman Lynn Guthrie Marilyn Hall (associate producer)
Cinematography	Adam Greenberg
Editor	Robert F. Shugrue
Running time	240 minutes
Production companies	Harve Bennett Productions Paramount Television
Original release
Release	April 26, 1982

A Woman Called Golda is a 1982 American made-for-television film biopic of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir.

The film was directed by Alan Gibson and starred Ingrid Bergman, in her final starring role before her death, as Meir. It also featured Ned Beatty, Franklin Cover, Judy Davis, Anne Jackson, Robert Loggia, Leonard Nimoy and Jack Thompson.

A Woman Called Golda was produced by Paramount Television for syndication and was distributed by Operation Prime Time. The film premiered on April 26, 1982.

Plot

In 1977, Golda Meir returns to her old school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she tells the students her life story. She recounts her early years in Russia, and how her family emigrated to America to avoid the persecution of Jews throughout Europe. As a young woman, Golda dreams of fighting for a country for all Jews of the world. She marries Morris Meyerson, and they eventually move to Palestine to work in a kibbutz, although they soon end up leaving, much to Golda's disappointment. They move to Jerusalem and have two children, but Golda's tremendous ambition soon drives her and Morris apart, although they remain married until his death in 1951.

Golda is elected Prime Minister of Israel in 1969, resigning after the Yom Kippur War in 1974. (She died in Jerusalem on December 8, 1978, at the age of 80.)

Cast

• Ingrid Bergman - Golda Meir
• Ned Beatty - Senator Durward
• Franklin Cover - Hubert Humphrey
• Judy Davis - Young Golda
• Anne Jackson - Lou Kaddar
• Robert Loggia - Anwar Sadat
• Leonard Nimoy - Morris Meyerson
• Jack Thompson - Ariel
• Anthony Bate - Sir Stuart Ross
• Ron Berglas - Stampler
• Bruce Boa - Mr. Macy
• David de Keyser - David Ben-Gurion
• Barry Foster - Major Orde Wingate
• Nigel Hawthorne - King Abdullah
• Yossi Graber - Moshe Dayan

Reception

The film received seven Emmy nominations and won three awards, including the Outstanding Drama Special and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Ingrid Bergman, which was awarded posthumously (the award was accepted by Bergman's daughter Pia Lindström). The film was also nominated for two Golden Globes and won the award for Best Performance by an Actress for Bergman, again awarded posthumously.

External links

• A Woman Called Golda at IMDb
• A Woman Called Golda at the TCM Movie Database