MY NAME IS BILL W. (DVD/P&S-1.33/FR-SP SUB) DVD

My Name is Bill W.
My Name Is Bill W reunited the stars of the highly acclaimed 1986 TV movie The Promise: James Garner and James Woods. This time Woods has the bigger role as the real-life Bill Wilson, who comes marching home from World War One with a "little" liquor problem. He drinks steadily throughout the Prohibition Era, but Wilson's habit doesn't catch up with him until he is ruined by the 1929 stock market crash. This disaster propels Wilson into flat-out alcoholism, costing him his family and his reputation. While drying out in detox, Wilson strikes up a friendship with Bob Smith (Garner), an alcoholic doctor. Through Smith's influence, Bill Wilson organizes a small band of chronic drinkers into what will eventually become Alcoholics Anonymous. The formation of AA consumes the emotional final third of My Name Is Bill W, which like its Garner/Woods predecessor The Promise was originally presented as a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV special. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Crew Paul Rubell - Associate Producer April Ferry - Costume Designer Daniel Petrie - Director John Wright - Editor Paul Rubell - Editor Peter K. Duchow - Executive Producer James Garner - Executive Producer Laurence Rosenthal - Composer (Music Score) Fred Harpman - Production Designer Neil Roach - Cinematographer Daniel Petrie - Producer Richard Spero - Set Designer William G. Borchert - Screenwriter Norval D. Crutcher III - Sound Effects Editor Norval D. Crutcher Jr. - Supervising Sound Editor

My Name is Bill W.
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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: cc The making of My Name Is Bill W. DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 99 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- My Name Is Bill W. 1. Goodbye, Smitty [4:32] 2. Home From War [2:36] 3. No Sale [4:52] 4. Tragedy [3:28] 5. On Our Way [5:04] 6. Enlarged [3:57] 7. No Bum For a Partner [5:45] 8. The Crash [3:42] 9. Difficult to Manage [3:47] 10. Dire Prognosis [4:12] 11. What I Want Is a Drink [4:24] 12. Ebby's Visit [9:03] 13. Lois Wants to Live [4:24] 14. Something to Hang On To [2:27] 15. Drunk Who Doesn't Drink [5:01] 16. Another Drunk Needed [5:02] 17. Dr. Bob Smith [4:45] 18. Just Drinks [4:40] 19. What I Have to Do [4:10] 20. Spreading the Word [2:02] 21. Keep it Simple [3:56] 22. First Step [6:28] 23. End Credits [1:02]