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JFK(Movie, 1991)

FSK: 12+ years
| 3h 9min | Genres: Drama, Thriller, History
JFKRating: 3.8/5 (with 949949 votes)
JFK is a 1991 American epic political thriller film written and directed by Oliver Stone. The film examines the investigation into the assassination of John F. Kennedy by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison, who came to believe there was a conspiracy to assassinate Kennedy and that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone. The film's screenplay was adapted by Stone and Zachary Sklar from the books On the Trail of the Assassins by Garrison and Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs. Stone described this account as a "counter-myth" to the Warren Commission's "fictional myth". JFK's embracement of conspiracy theories made it controversial. Many major American newspapers ran editorials accusing Stone of spreading untruths, including the claim that Kennedy was killed as part of a coup d'état to install Lyndon B. Johnson in his place. Despite the controversy, JFK received critical praise for the performances of its cast, Stone's directing, score, editing, and cinematography. The film gradually picked up momentum at the box office after a slow start, earning over $205 million in worldwide gross, making it t... ()
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Awards & Nominations for JFK

Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Film Editing Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Sound

About JFK

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

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Additional Information

Production countries: France, United States of America (USA)
Named after: John F. Kennedy (Person)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Translated into 29 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 01/23/1992 (World premiere: 12/20/1991)
Appearing Characters: Jim Garrison, Clay Shaw, Clay Bertrand, Lee Harvey Oswald, David Ferrie, Marina Oswald Porter, Russell B. Long, L. Fletcher Prouty, Guy Banister, Jack Ruby, Dean Andrews Jr., Lee Bowers, Carlos Bringuier, Edward Lansdale, Babushka Lady, Jean Hill, George de Mohrenschildt, Julia Ann Mercer, Earl Warren, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Leonid Brezhnev
Narrator: Martin Sheen
Director: Oliver Stone
Executive Producer: Arnon Milchan
Director of Photography: Robert Richardson
Composer: John Williams
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"John F. Kennedy - Tatort Dallas"
"J.F.K.: Caso abierto"
"JFK - avoin tapaus"
"JFK - Affaire non classée"
"JFK, i istoria pou harahtike sti mnimi mas"
"JFK:1991"
"JFK: Dzonas F. Kenedis. Suviai Dalase"
"JFK - saken fortsetter"
"JFK: Kapanmayan Dosya"

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