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Writers (WGA):
Donald Spoto (book)
Eric Overmyer (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
5 November 2000 (USA) more
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Tagline:
She was the 20th century's First Lady. Now see her for the woman she really was.
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Unknown Actor Lands JFK Role
 (From WENN. 26 September 2000)

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Cast

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Joanne Whalley ... Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

Tim Matheson ... John F. Kennedy

Tom Skerritt ... Joseph P. 'Joe' Kennedy

Frances Fisher ... Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss

Andrew McCarthy ... Robert 'Bobby' Kennedy

Philip Baker Hall ... Aristotle Onassis
Diane Baker ... Rose Kennedy
Jerry Adler ... Maurice Tempelsman

Chuck Shamata ... Pierre Salinger

Fred Ward ... John Vernon 'Black Jack' Bouvier III
Bronwen Booth ... Lee Bouvier
Jennifer Van Dyck ... Caroline Kennedy (as Jennifer Van Dyke)

Jeffrey Pierce ... John F. Kennedy Jr.
Jacob Richmond ... Edward 'Ted' Kennedy
David Francis ... Hugh D'Auchincloss (as Davis Francis)
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Also Known As:
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: A Life (USA) (working title)
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Poland:95 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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1 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Horrid, 19 July 2003
4/10
Author: Jack Yan from Wellington, New Zealand

I admit I was engrossed the first time, especially with the casting of Joanne Whalley in the lead but regretfully having caught parts on a re-run, I was dismayed. Would Jacqueline really be sitting there, reminiscing about what it meant to be a Kennedy? No: like anyone in the public eye, you don't stop to think, 'My gosh, I'm a former First Lady.' A woman who did so much was obviously someone who got on with life.

The mini-series does deserve some marks for taking us, Forrest Gump-style, through recent American history, and those old enough—not to mention some history buffs—might like to look at these years through rose-coloured glasses. Sentimentality probably saved this just-below-average mini-series, and gave the studio enough impetus to release it on DVD.

Overall, Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis has a very implausible script based on public (and even then, common) knowledge, lacking any true depth or attempts at it, though well-acted.

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