Onassis: The Richest Man in the World | |
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Genre | Biography Drama Romance |
Based on | Ari: The Life and Times of Aristotle Socrates Onassis by Peter Evans |
Screenplay by | Jacqueline Feather David Seidler |
Directed by | Waris Hussein |
Starring | Raul Julia |
Theme music composer | Billy Goldenberg |
Country of origin | United States Spain |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Frank Konigsberg Larry Sanitsky |
Producers | Alfred R. Kelman Laurence Myers |
Production location | Spain |
Cinematography | Alan Doberman |
Editor | David Saxon |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Production companies | Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company Televisión Española |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | May 1, 1988 |
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World is a 1988 American-Spanish made-for-television biographical film directed by Waris Hussein and starring Raul Julia as Aristotle Onassis.[1][2]
Biography of the life of Aristotle Onassis (Raul Julia), a Greek who rose to become one of the world's wealthiest men, detailing his rise to power and unhappy marriages.
For her portrayal as Maria Callas, Jane Seymour won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.[3][4]