The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977) (TV)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Directors:

Gordon Davidson
David Greene

Writer:

Robert E. Thompson (writer)

Release Date:

30 September 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The bizarre story behind the man accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy and what might have happened had he been brought to trial. |

Plot Keywords:

Trial | Lee Harvey Oswald | Trail | Courtroom | Kennedy Assassination

Cast

Ben Gazzara	...	Anson 'Kip' Roberts
Lorne Greene	...	Matthew Arnold Watson
Frances Lee McCain	...	Jan Holder
Lawrence Pressman	...	Paul Ewbank
Charles Robinson	...	Melvin Johnson
George Wyner	...	Ed Blandings
Mo Malone	...	Marina Oswald
John Pleshette	...	Lee Harvey Oswald
Annabelle Weenick	...	Oswald's Mother
William Jordan	...	James Kleist
Charles Cyphers	...	Michael Brandon
Marisa Pavan	...	Evita Alesio
Jack Collins	...	Judge Claymore
Ed Abry
Jeff Alexander

Runtime:

210 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Dealey Plaza - 500 Main Street, Dallas, Texas, USA

Company:

Charles Fries Productions

Movie Connections:

Version of The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1964)

'Party-line' tale of what might have happened if...

This picture has only one thing going for it: Pleshette. The portrayal of Oswald here is the only item worthy of mention. Made for TV, on the threshold of the publishing of the House Select Committee on Assassination's Report, this is yet another apology for the Warren Commission. As with Gerald Posner's book "Case Closed" there was by necessity a myriad of omissions and errors committed to make this story believable. The subject is better covered in Walt Brown's novel "The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald." As a piece of fiction, this movie moves at a good pace and the acting is fine, as fact, it is only for those that have a yearning to buy the Brooklyn Bridge, or occasionally peer out the window searching for flying pigs.