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Ruby (1992)

Ruby poster
Directed by
John Mackenzie
Genre
drama film, biographical film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom, United States, Japan
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A biographical crime drama about Jack Ruby the Dallas nightclub owner. It focuses on his life leading up to the moment he killed Lee Harvey Oswald.

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What happens

Ruby is a 1992 drama film directed by John Mackenzie, centered on Jack Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald—the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy—in the basement garage of a Dallas police station in 1963. The film stars Danny Aiello as Ruby, Sherilyn Fenn as Sheryl Ann DuJean (also known as Candy Cane), and Arliss Howard. It is based on a play by British screenwriter Stephen Davis. Ruby was released in the United States three months after the premiere of Oliver Stone's film JFK. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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