The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977)The bizarre story behind the man accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy and what might have happened had he been brought to trial. Writer:Robert E. Thompson |
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The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977)The bizarre story behind the man accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy and what might have happened had he been brought to trial. Writer:Robert E. Thompson |
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| Ben Gazzara | ... |
Anson 'Kip' Roberts
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| Lorne Greene | ... |
Matthew Arnold Watson
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| Frances Lee McCain | ... |
Jan Holder
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| Lawrence Pressman | ... |
Paul Ewbank
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| Charles Robinson | ... |
Melvin Johnson
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| George Wyner | ... |
Ed Blandings
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Mo Malone | ... | |
| John Pleshette | ... | ||
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Annabelle Weenick | ... |
Oswald's Mother
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William Jordan | ... |
James Kleist
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| Charles Cyphers | ... |
Michael Brandon
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| Marisa Pavan | ... |
Evita Alesio
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Jack Collins | ... |
Judge Claymore
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Ed Abry |
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Jeff Alexander |
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The bizarre story behind the man accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy and what might have happened had he been brought to trial.
This picture has only one thing going for it: Pleshette. The portrayal of Oswald here is the only item worthy of mention. Made for TV, on the threshold of the publishing of the House Select Committee on Assassination's Report, this is yet another apology for the Warren Commission. As with Gerald Posner's book "Case Closed" there was by necessity a myriad of omissions and errors committed to make this story believable. The subject is better covered in Walt Brown's novel "The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald." As a piece of fiction, this movie moves at a good pace and the acting is fine, as fact, it is only for those that have a yearning to buy the Brooklyn Bridge, or occasionally peer out the window searching for flying pigs.