JFK
- Synopsis
- Feature film. A fictional account of the conspiracy around John F. Kennedy’s assassination investigated by district attorney Jim Garrison. Garrison quotes ‘One may smile and smile and be a villain’ (1 v) when he is interviewing a conspiracy suspect, Clay Shaw. Later he is summing up at Shaw’s trial and states ‘we have all become Hamlets in our country, children of a slain father - leader whose killers still possess the throne. The ghost of John Kennedy confronts us with the secret murder at the heart of the American dream’.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1991
- Duration
- 181 mins; 16,974 feet
Credits
- Director
- Oliver Stone
- Cinematographer
- A. Kitman Ho; Oliver Stone
- Screenplay
- Oliver Stone; Zacahry Sklar
- Music
- John Williams
- Cast
Gary Oldman Lee Harvey Oswald Kevin Costner Jim Garrison Sissy Spacek Liz Garrison Tammy Lee Jones Clay Shaw
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The DVD (special edition) includes a commentary by Oliver Stone that references Hamlet.
- General
- Stone apparently intended to have the ghost of Kennedy appear to Garrison.
Production Company
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "JFK". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36509 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)