Kennedy (1983 miniseries)
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| Created by | Reg Gadney |
| Directed by | Jim Goddard |
| Starring | Martin Sheen John Shea Kelsey Grammer Vincent Gardenia Blair Brown E.G. Marshall |
| Country of origin | UK / US |
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| Running time | 282 min. |
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| Release | 20 November 1983 |
Kennedy is a five-hour miniseries written by Reg Gadney and directed by Jim Goddard.[1] The miniseries was produced by Central Independent Television and originally aired in the United States starting on 20 November 1983 around the time of the twentieth anniversary of the Kennedy assassination.
The mini-series stars Martin Sheen as President John F. Kennedy, John Shea as Robert F. Kennedy, Blair Brown as Jacqueline Kennedy, E.G. Marshall as Joseph P. Kennedy, Vincent Gardenia as J. Edgar Hoover and Kelsey Grammer as Stephen Smith amongst many others.
The TV miniseries was a biography of the 1961-1963 presidency of John F. Kennedy.
It was nominated for 3 Golden Globes.
Cast
- Martin Sheen as John F. Kennedy
- John Shea as Robert F. Kennedy
- Blair Brown as Jacqueline Kennedy
- E.G. Marshall as Joseph P. Kennedy
- Vincent Gardenia as J. Edgar Hoover
- Kelsey Grammer as Stephen Smith
- Charles Brown as Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Kevin Conroy as Ted Kennedy
- Tom Brennan as Adlai Stevenson
- Ellen Parker as Ethel Kennedy
- Donald Neal as Ralph Yarborough
Historical Inaccuracies
- In the scene before Jackie goes into labor with baby Patrick, she mentions Marilyn Monroe performing at Jack's birthday gala in New York, but the year is 1963. This would have been impossible as Monroe had already been dead for over a year by then, and in reality she performed for Jack in 1962, NOT 1963 as depicted in the film.
- Some cars from the 1980's can be spotted in a few scenes.
See Also
References
- ^ Kennedy: The Complete Series (1983), ASIN B001KGDNAW