My Name is Bill W. [videorecording]/

Resource Information

The work My Name is Bill W. [videorecording]/ represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Coweta Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

My Name is Bill W. [videorecording]/

Statement of responsibility

executive producers, Peter K. Duchow & James Garner ; written by William G. Borchert ; produced & directed by Daniel Petrie ; Warner Bros., Inc. ; a Garner/Duchow production

Contributor

• Woods, James, 1947-
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Wright, John, (Film editor)
• Borchert, William G.
• Coe, George
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Duchow, Peter K.
• Garner, James, 1928-2014
• Harper, Robert, 1951-
• Petrie, Daniel
• Reinhardt, Ray
• Roach, Neil
• Rosenthal, Laurence, 1926-
• Rubell, Paul
• trueSinise, Gary
• Weaver, Fritz, 1926-2016
• Williams, JoBeth

Actor

• Williams, JoBeth
• Weaver, Fritz, 1926-2016
• trueSinise, Gary
• Reinhardt, Ray
• Coe, George
• Woods, James, 1947-
• Harper, Robert, 1951-

Composer

• Rosenthal, Laurence, 1926-

Director of photography

• Roach, Neil

Editor of moving image work

• Wright, John, (Film editor)
• Rubell, Paul

Film director

• Petrie, Daniel

Film producer

• Garner, James, 1928-2014
• Duchow, Peter K.
• Petrie, Daniel

Screenwriter

• Borchert, William G.

Subject

• Biographical television programs
• Drama
• Feature films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Made-for-TV movies
• Television broadcasting of films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings with French language options
• Video recordings with Spanish language options
• W., Bill
• W., Bill -- Drama
• W., Bill -- Drama
• W., Bill -- Teatro
• W., Bill -- Teatro
• Made-for-TV movies
• Alcohaolicos -- Teatro
• Alcoholics
• Alcoholics -- Drama
• Alcoholics -- Drama
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Alcoholics Anonymous -- Drama
• Alcoholics Anonymous -- Historia -- Teatro
• Alcoholics Anonymous -- Historia -- Teatro
• Alcoholics Anonymous -- History -- Drama
• Alcohâolicos -- Teatro
• Biographical -- Television feature
• Biographical films
• Biographical films

Genre

• Feature films
• Teatro
• trueDrama
• Biographical television programs
• Video recordings with French language options
• Biographical films
• Biographical
• Made-for-TV movies
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings with Spanish language options
• Television broadcasting of films

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

World War I veteran William Wilson has everything: loving wife, good health, Wall Street career --and a "drinking problem." Penniless overnight when the stock market crashes, Bill quickly descends into a stormy sea of booze. Then he meets Bob Smith, an Ohio surgeon with the same "problem." Together they discover a way to stay sober --one day at a time, and their mutual triumph would soon become the world's

Member of

• Hallmark hall of fame

Awards note

James Woods won a Best Actor Emmy Award for his portrayal of William Griffith Wilson.

Cataloging source

LVC

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Neil Roach ; editors, Paul Rubell, John Wright ; music, Laurence Rosenthal

Dewey number

791.45/72

Intended audience

• MPAA rating: Not rated
• Canadian home video rating: 14A

Language note

English dialogue with optional French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

• PN1997
• HV5275

LC item number

• .M96 2006
• .M916 2006

NLM call number

WM 274

NLM item number

M995 2006

PerformerNote

James Woods, Jobeth Williams, James Garner, Gary Sinise, George Coe, Robert Harper, Ray Reinhardt, Fritz Weaver

Runtime

99

Technique

live action