Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Mark Obenhaus

Writers:

Edward Gray (writer)
Mark Obenhaus (writer)

Release Date:

20 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | History

Plot Keywords:

Kennedy Family | Kennedy Assassination | Magic Bullet | Long Title | Character Name In Title

Awards:

2 wins

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 18	10:00 PM	HISTORY
Sun. July 19	2:00 AM	HISTORY

Cast

Robert Dallek	...	Himself - Author "An Unfinished Life"
Theodore Sorensen	...	Himself - Special Counsel to President Kennedy 1961-1963 (as Theodore C. Sorensen)
Evan Thomas	...	Himself - Author "Robert Kennedy"
Robert Goldberg	...	Himself - Author, 'Enemies Within'
Nicholas Katzenbach	...	Himself - Deputy Attorney General, 1962-1965
Hugh Aynsworth	...	Himself - Reporter, The Dallas Morning News 1960-1966
Gerald Posner	...	Himself - Author "Case Closed"
Dale K. Myers	...	Himself - Computer Animator (as Dale Myers)
G. Robert Blakey	...	Himself - Chief Counsel, HSCA
James P. Hosty	...	Himself - FBI, 1952-1979
Jack Valenti	...	Himself - Aide to President Johnson 1963-1966
Michael Beschloss	...	Himself - Author "Taking Charge"
Robert Oswald	...	Himself
Priscilla McMillan	...	Herself - Author "Marina and Lee" (as Priscilla Johnson McMillan)
Oleg Kalugin	...	Himself - KGB - 1958-1990

Also Known As:

The Kennedy Assassination (UK)

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Springs Media Inc.

Movie Connections:

Features "Open End" (1958)

Jennings show only served to provide proof of conspiracy

The time spent on Oswald's childhood and his brother's "expert" opinion was nothing but a waste of time and proved nothing. The animated version of the Zapruder film was unnecessary and open to many inaccuracies, it's not like the cut and paste of computer saved files. It's the Flintstones or some Disney cartoon. Why do it when you have the Zapruder film!! The fellow shooting the gun in the allocated time only proved that the gun could be fired in the time frame, he wasn't aiming at anything!! It's operating the bolt and finding and re-aiming at the target that takes time!! The show does emphasize Zapruder frame 223 where Connaly appears to be hit based on the movement of this lapel. That was convincing however they fail to point out that Kennedy's arm is already showing reaction which would not be possible if it were the same bullet. They also fail to point out that Connaly by frame 232-233 was showing no reaction to the hit and only displays reaction at 236.

The show only served to prove the conspiracy not to disprove anything. A better presentation would be to line up the debatable points and present both sides.