The Commission (2003)

Director:

Mark Sobel

Writer:

Mark Sobel (writer)

Release Date:

9 June 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Using transcripts from the Warren Commission Report, this film documents the workings of the Warren Commission, which investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. |

Plot Keywords:

Assassination | Cover Up | Murder

Cast

Martin Landau	...	Sen. Richard Russell
Sam Waterston	...	J. Lee Rankin
Martin Sheen	...	Dep. Atty. Gen. Nicholas Katzenbach
Edward Asner	...	Capt. J.W. 'Will' Fritz
Joe Don Baker	...	Rep. Hale Boggs
Corbin Bernsen	...	Rep. Gerald R. Ford
Lloyd Bochner	...	John J. McCloy
Stephen Collins	...	Joseph A. Ball
Henry Gibson	...	Police Chief Jesse Curry
Alex McArthur	...	Roger Craig
Jack Betts	...	Allen Dulles
Alan Charof	...	Chief Justice Earl Warren
Don Moss	...	Sen. John Sherman Cooper
David Booth	...	Assistant Counsel J. B. Adams
D.C. Douglas	...	Assistant Counsel Howard P. Willens

Runtime:

USA:102 min (Los Angeles Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Trivia:

Was filmed around the different stars' schedules over an eight year period. As new documents were declassified, more scenes were added to make the film a more complete representation.

Excellent, fine cast, and faithful to history

This documentary should be seen by any citizen who cares about the future of this country. With everything in the film taken from the historical record, the Warren Commission reveals itself to be the public relations snowjob many have long suspected it was. The director lets the historical characters speak for themselves, and the result is devastating. All the performances by this first-rate cast (all of whom participated without pay, simply because they believed in the project) are excellent. It is crucial that this film be released theatrically. Americans need to reclaim their own history; nothing has been the same since November 22, 1963.