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Director:

Marvin J. Chomsky

Writers:

Walon Green (writer)
Arthur Schlesinger Jr. (book)

Contact:

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Seasons:

1 full episode list

Release Date:

27 January 1985 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

A personal portrait of one of the most controversial men of this century and the turbulent times in which he lived... more

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. more

User Comments:

Oversimplified Look At A Complex Man & His Complex Times more (4 total)


Cast

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Brad Davis ... Robert Kennedy (unknown episodes)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

309 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono


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Oversimplified Look At A Complex Man & His Complex Times, 27 September 2000
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Author: tgibbs279 (tgibbs@insightbb.com) from Lexington, Kentucky

I'm a Democrat, but I have mixed opinions about Robert Kennedy. He had many good qualities (like his opposition to the Vietnam War, and his support for civil rights) but he had some less-than-impressive traits, too (such as the long delay in his conversion to the civil rights movement). And I think this movie glossed over the bad, over-emphasized the good, and left us with an inaccurate picture of RFK as some kind of saint. No one is as perfect as Robert Kennedy appears in this miniseries. In this movie, Kennedy's opponents are always wrong, while Kennedy's always right. Real life isn't like that. I know that in any movie based on real events, you have to condense things and cut a few corners here and there. But this movie condenses too much, and treats complex people and issues as if they were black and white. I'll give the movie credit for one thing: any movie that gets people interested in history has some merit. If you watched "Robert Kennedy & His Times" and it inspired you to pick up a good history book, it was worthwhile. At least in the book, you'll get the full story.

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