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Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story is a american film of genre Drama directed by Bill D'Elia released in USA on 22 january 1995 with Michele Lee
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (1995)
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Add to a movie listBig Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story is a 1995 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 11 July and 4 August 1994.
The original air date was 22 January 1995 on the CBS network.
Actors
Michele Lee
(Dottie West)
David James Elliott
(Byron Metcalf)
Chet Atkins
(Chet Atkins)
Ben Browder
(Al Winters)
Larry Gatlin
(Larry Gatlin)
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