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Ruby and Oswald

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Genre
  
Drama History

Country of origin
  
United States

Directed by
  
Mel Stuart

Original language(s)
  
English

Written by
  
John McGreevey Michael McGreevey

Starring
  
Michael Lerner Frederic Forrest

Ruby and Oswald is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film about the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. It stars Michael Lerner and Frederic Forrest.

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Overview

Jack Ruby (Michael Lerner) is a warm-hearted and patriotic nightclub owner, who loves President Kennedy. Lee Harvey Oswald (Frederic Forrest), a troubled loner with a speckled past is looking to merely acquire fame. On November 22nd, Oswald kills the president. On the 24th, Ruby kills Oswald, being motivated exclusively by his love for the president.

Cast

  • Michael Lerner as Jack Ruby
  • Frederic Forrest as Lee Harvey Oswald
  • Lou Frizzell as Captain J. Will Fritz
  • Doris Roberts as Eva
  • Lanna Saunders as Marina Oswald
  • Bruce French as Robert Oswald
  • Sandy McPeak as Henry Wade
  • Sandy Ward as Jesse Curry
  • Brian Dennehy as George Paulsen
  • Michael Pataki as Ike Pappas
  • Richard Sanders as Agent Kelley
  • Gordon Jump as Clyde Gaydosh
  • Gwynne Gilford as Little Lyn
  • Hillel Silverman as Himself
  • Jim Leavelle as Himself

    • Production

    Dallas Police Detective Jim Leavelle made a brief cameo appearance playing himself in the scene where Ruby shoots Oswald.

    References

    Ruby and Oswald Wikipedia
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