Killing Kennedy (film)
Please do not use {{Infobox television film}} directly. See the documentation for available templates. Killing Kennedy is 2013 American television film, based on the 2012 non-fiction book of the same title by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard, and starring Rob Lowe as United States President John F. Kennedy and Will Rothhaar as Lee Harvey Oswald.
It premiered in the US and Canada on National Geographic Channel on November 10, 2013,[1] followed by the various European National Geographic channels a few days later.[2][3][4][5][6] It was first shown on terrestrial TV in the UK by Channel 4 on November 23. 2013.
Plot summary
Based on Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's best seller comes this shocking thriller starring Rob Lowe and Ginnifer Goodwin. As John F. Kennedy (Lowe) rises to become U.S. president, a former Marine grows disillusioned with America. When their paths ultimately cross, the course of history is changed forever as seen in this mesmerizing film about the assassination of JFK -- and its chilling aftermath.
Main cast
- Rob Lowe as John F. Kennedy
- Will Rothhaar as Lee Harvey Oswald
- Ginnifer Goodwin as Jacqueline Kennedy
- Michelle Trachtenberg as Marina Oswald
- Jack Noseworthy as Robert F. Kennedy
- Casey Siemaszko as Jack Ruby
- Francis Guinan as Lyndon B. Johnson
- Richard Flood as Kenny O'Donnell
- Mary Pat Gleason as Marguerite Oswald
- Boris McGiver as FBI Special Agent John W. Fain
- Jamie McShane as US Moscow Embassy consul Richard Edward Snyder
- Brian Hutchison as USSS Special Agent Winston Lawson
- Antoinette LaVecchia as Lady Bird Johnson
- Keith Tyree as Governor John Connally
Accolades
Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Writers Guild of America Award | Long Form – Adaptation | Kelly Masterson | Pending |
20th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Rob Lowe | Pending |
References
- ^ National Geographic Canada: TV listings, November 10, 2013, at 8:00pm: Killing Kennedy Linked 2013-11-24
- ^ National Geographic UK: TV listings, November 12, 2013, at 9:00pm: Killing Kennedy Linked 2013-11-24
- ^ National Geographic Denmark: TV listings, November 17, 2013, at 22:00: Killing Kennedy Linked 2013-11-24
- ^ National Geographic Sweden: TV listings, November 17, 2013, at 22:00: Kennedy-mordet Linked 2013-11-24
- ^ National Geographic France: TV listings, November 20, 2013, at 20:40: Killing Kennedy Linked 2013-11-24
- ^ National Geographic Germany: TV listings, November 22, 2013, at 21:05: Killing Kennedy Linked 2013-11-24