Kennedy (1983)

Directed by

Jim Goddard

Genre

drama, war & politics

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 3 episodes

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This miniseries covers the presidency of John F. Kennedy from his election to his assassination. It focuses on his family and political advisors during key events like the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

biographicaldramaticsolemnhistoricalrestrainedreverentmeasuredpensiveorchestral

What happens

Kennedy is a 1983 five-hour television miniseries written by Reg Gadney and directed by Jim Goddard. The miniseries is a biography of the 1961–1963 presidency of John F. Kennedy. It was co-produced by Alan Landsburg Productions and Central Independent Television and originally aired in the United States starting on November 20, 1983, and concluding on November 22, the twentieth anniversary of Kennedy's assassination. The miniseries stars Martin Sheen as President John F. Kennedy, Blair Brown as Jacqueline Kennedy, John Shea as Robert F. Kennedy, E. G. Marshall as Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., Geraldine Fitzgerald as Rose Kennedy, Vincent Gardenia as J. Edgar Hoover, and Kelsey Grammer as Stephen Smith amongst many others. The series was originally broadcast on NBC, and was also sold to 50 countries, with 27 of them broadcasting the series simultaneously. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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