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Genre
  
Docudrama

Initial DVD release
  
February 11, 2014 (USA)

Country
  
United States

6/10
IMDb

Director
  
Nelson McCormick

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Killing Kennedy (film) movie poster

Release date
  
November 10, 2013 (2013-11-10) (US)

Based on
  
Killing Kennedy by Bill OReilly and Martin Dugard

Writer
  
Kelly Masterson, Bill OReilly (based on the book by), Martin Dugard (based on the book by)

Nominations
  
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie

Cast
  
Rob Lowe
(John F. Kennedy),
Will Rothhaar
(Lee Harvey Oswald),
Ginnifer Goodwin
(Jacqueline Kennedy),
Michelle Trachtenberg
(Marina Oswald),
Jack Noseworthy
(Robert F. Kennedy),
Casey Siemaszko
(Jack Ruby)

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Killing Kennedy is 2013 American television film, based on the 2012 non-fiction book of the same title by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard, and starring Rob Lowe as United States President John F. Kennedy and Will Rothhaar as Lee Harvey Oswald.

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It premiered in the US and Canada on National Geographic Channel on November 10, 2013, followed by the various European National Geographic channels a few days later. It was first shown on terrestrial TV in the UK by Channel 4 on November 23. 2013.

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Plot summary

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The movie dramatizes the presidency and assassination of Kennedy, as well as the life of Lee Harvey Oswald in the years leading up to the assassination.

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In 1959, Oswald meets with Richard Edward Snyder in Moscow and announces his renunciation of his American citizenship. Next, Oswald courts Marina in Minsk.

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The 1961 invasion of Cuba turns into a fiasco as John Kennedy refuses to provide air support.

Main cast

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  • Rob Lowe as John F. Kennedy
  • Will Rothhaar as Lee Harvey Oswald
  • Ginnifer Goodwin as Jacqueline Kennedy
  • Michelle Trachtenberg as Marina Oswald
  • Jack Noseworthy as Robert F. Kennedy
  • Francis Guinan as Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Richard Flood as Kenny O'Donnell
  • Natalie Gold as Ruth Paine
  • Casey Siemaszko as Jack Ruby
  • Mary Pat Gleason as Marguerite Oswald
  • Boris McGiver as FBI Special Agent John W. Fain
  • Jamie McShane as US Moscow Embassy consul Richard Edward Snyder
  • Brian Hutchison as USSS Special Agent Winston Lawson
  • Antoinette LaVecchia as Lady Bird Johnson
  • Keith Tyree as Governor John Connally
  • Adrienne Nelson as Nellie Connally
  • Lucas N Hall as Officer Atwell
  • Roger W. Durrett as Admiral Arleigh Burke, Chief of Naval Operations
  • Danny McCarthy as Agent James P. Hosty
  • Parker Dowling as Buell Wesley Frazier
  • Mike Shiflett as Captain Will Fritz
  • Terry Menefee Gau as Nurse Doris Nelson
  • Matt Micou as Officer Officer J.D. Tippit
  • Joseph Gray as Sergeant Gerald Hill

    • Reception

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    On its original airing, it drew in 3,354,000 viewers, averaging a 1.1 rating with adults in the 25-54 demographic. The viewership broke the record previously held by Killing Lincoln which averaged 3,351,000 viewers.

    Critical response

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    Killing Kennedy received mixed reviews but was nominated for several awards. It has a 56% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and 6/10 on IMDb. Rob Lowe's performance was well received, but the movie was described as having a 'not brilliant' screenplay and the direction was also received poorly.

    References

    Killing Kennedy (film) Wikipedia
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    Killing Kennedy (film) IMDb Killing Kennedy (film) themoviedb.org


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