Kennedy (miniseries)
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| Written by | Reg Gadney |
| Directed by | Jim Goddard |
| Starring |
Martin Sheen Blair Brown John Shea E. G. Marshall Geraldine Fitzgerald Vincent Gardenia Kelsey Grammer |
| Music by | Richard Hartley |
| Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Alan Landsburg Margaret Matheson |
| Producer(s) | Andrew Brown |
| Cinematography | Ernest Vincze |
| Editor(s) | Andrew Nelson Ralph Sheldon |
| Running time | 311 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Alan Landsburg Productions Central Independent Television |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | November 20, 1983 |
Kennedy is a 1983 American-British five-hour television miniseries written by Reg Gadney and directed by Jim Goddard. The miniseries is a biography of the 1961-1963 presidency of John F. Kennedy. It was co-produced by Alan Landsburg Productions and Central Independent Television and originally aired in the United States starting on 20 November 1983 around the time of the 20th anniversary of Kennedy's assassination.
The miniseries stars Martin Sheen as President John F. Kennedy, John Shea as Robert F. Kennedy, Blair Brown as Jacqueline Kennedy, E. G. Marshall as Joseph P. Kennedy, Vincent Gardenia as J. Edgar Hoover, Geraldine Fitzgerald as Rose Kennedy and Kelsey Grammer as Stephen Smith amongst many others.
The series was originally broadcast on NBC, and was also sold to 50 countries, with 27 of them broadcasting the series simultaneously. The series was nominated for 3 Golden Globes and 4 BAFTA, and won Baftas for Best Drama Series and Best Make Up.
Although this is a miniseries about the Presidency of John F. Kennedy, there are a few scenes depicting events which take dramatic license. These include:
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