My Name Is Bill W.

1989 NR 1h 40m 7.2

The story of Bill Wilson and the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous.

This film reconstructs the true story of stockbroker William Griffith Wilson, a World War I veteran whose small drinking problem becomes a serious addiction after he loses his fortune in the stock market collapse of 1929. Wilson's career and his domestic life are in tatters when he meets Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith also struggling with a drinking problem. The two form a support group that becomes the basis for the organization Alcoholics Anonymous.

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Studio(s): Garner-Duchow Productions, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

Originally Released: Apr 30, 1989

Production Country: United States

Genres: Drama