Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (1995)
2h
Running Time
January 22, 1995Release Date
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (1995)
2h
Running Time
January 22, 1995Release Date
Plot.
Dottie West fought a difficult childhood to rise as one of country music's icons winning the first ever Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1965. She pushed the boundaries of country music and befriended some of their greatest musical artistes. Poor management besieged her with financial problems and she was on her way to fighting them through when she was tragically killed.
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Cast & Crew.
Michele Lee
Dottie West
Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins
David James Elliott
Byron Metcalf
Larry Gatlin
Larry Gatlin
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
William Russ
Bill West
Lisa Akey
Shelly West
Ben Browder
Al Winters
Cathy Worthington
Jeannie Seely
Bill D'Elia
Director
Robert Berger
Producer
Edgar Struble
Composer
Theresa Rodgerton
Writer
Richard M. Rawlings Jr.
Cinematographer
Bill Johnson
Editor
Charles M. Lagola
ProductionDesigner
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story is a 1995 American television biopic about the life of country music singer Dottie West portrayed by Michele Lee. Bill D'Elia directed the film which was shot in Nashville, TN, between July 11 and August 4, 1994. The film first aired on January 22, 1995, on CBS.