Oliver Stone's self-proclaimed 'countermyth', JFK mocks the doubtful veracity of the Warren Commission's findings on the Kennedy assassination and summarizes some of the myriad theories that have been proposed in its stead. Focusing on the investigation by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison into the activities of the .. Read more
| Starring | Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, John Candy, Gary Oldman |
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| Director | Oliver Stone |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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Oliver Stone's self-proclaimed 'countermyth', JFK mocks the doubtful veracity of the Warren Commission's findings on the Kennedy assassination and summarizes some of the myriad theories that have been proposed in its stead. Focusing on the investigation by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison into the activities of the FBI and other government agencies as well as their attempted cover-ups, Stone weaves fact and speculation into a compelling argument for the reopening of the case files.
| Starring | Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, John Candy, Gary Oldman, Sissy Spacek, Kevin Bacon, Jack Lemmon, Sally Kirkland, Edward Asner, Brian Doyle-Murray, Joe Pesci, Walter Matthau, Donald Sutherland, Laurie Metcalf, Jay O. Sanders |
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| Director | Oliver Stone |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 1 min |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French, Italian |
| Hearing-impaired | English, Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 1991 To Rent: DVD: not available |
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Stone goes for the gut, but the complexity of theories surrounding the Kennedy assassination might have benefited from... read more on Time Out
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a must see film
Director Oliver Stone has made many brilliant films throughout his career but as far as im concerned JFK remains his masterpiece.
A compelling and ... read more »
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Melodramatic nonsense, bad history
Melodramatic nonsense, doesn't even work as fiction. If you've seen it, I recommend reading 'Case Closed' by Gerald Posner as an antidote
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Wonderful
A great film. I thoroughly enjoyed this film, lots of interesting turns and spellbounding.
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A bit long
A good film that goes into some of the conspiracy theories surrounding the Kennedy assassination. However it is a little long.
Kevin Costner has reportedly dropped out of Quentin Tarantino's blockbuster Western Django Unchained due to scheduling conflicts. The JFK star was due to play a brutal slave-master alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the upcoming movie but will no longer step into the role, according to Variety. In a post on Twitter.com, columnist Justin Kroll writes, "And in another interesting piece of casting news, Kevin Costner has had to pass on DJANGO UNCHAINED due to scheduling conflicts." Read more
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