"The Untold True Story"

2018

1h 47m

6.1(275 votes)

History

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.

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Cast & Crew

105 members

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Jason Clarke

Ted Kennedy

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Kate Mara

Mary Jo Kopechne

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Ed Helms

Joseph Gargan

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Bruce Dern

Joseph Kennedy

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Jim Gaffigan

Paul Markham

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Olivia Thirlby

Rachel Schiff

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Clancy Brown

Robert McNamara

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Taylor Nichols

Ted Sorensen

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John Fiore

Chief Arena

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Gillian Mariner Gordon

Cricket

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Katie Henoch

Suzy

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Lexie Roth

Nance Lyons

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Angela Hope Smith

Maryellen Lyons

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Vincent Tycer

David Burke

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Victor Warren

Stephen Smith

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David De Beck

Sargent Shriver

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Barry Press

Burke Marshall

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Matthew Lawler

Dun Gifford

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Beth Petrou

Ann Gargan

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Thomas Kee

Walter Steele

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Andria Blackman

Joan Kennedy

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Donald Watson

Dr. Watt

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Walter Driscoll

Dr. Mills

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Joe Chase

John Farrar

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Joseph Zamparelli

Officer Look

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Charlotte Dore

Gwen Kopechne

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Tim Jackson

Joseph Kopechne

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Damien Di Paola

Ray LaRosa

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Ed Peed

Eugene Frieh

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Bill Humphreys

James Reston

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Gary Tanguay

TV Interviewer

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Diana Boudreau

Police Secretary

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Alison Wachtler

Liz Trotta

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Tony Viveiros

Floor Producer

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Sean Patrick Hopkins

Ross Richards

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Tamara Hickey

Marilyn Richards

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Nancy O'Brien

Neighbor

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Tom O'Brien

Neighbor's Husband

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Noah Carpenter

Teddy Jr.

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Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell

Senate Secretary

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A.J. Accardi

Hotel Clerk

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Theresa Curran

Cantor

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Michele Proude

Vicki

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Michael Fennimore

Chief of Staff

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George Capaccio

Doctor

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Dustin Tucker

Senatorial Aide

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Jack Harte

Reporter #1

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Bob Jaffe

Reporter #2

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Brian Currie

Reporter #3

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Paul Pape

Dick Drayne (voice)

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Jake Head

James Smith (voice)

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Chris Edgerly

Edmund Dinis (voice)

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Wally Wingert

Newscaster (voice)

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Piotr Michael

Newscaster (voice)

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Bill Mootos

Older Reporter

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Jody Ebling

Ethel Kennedy

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Philip Dorn Hebert

Jack Crimmins

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Holt Murray

Mr. Samuels

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Sawyer Murray

Donnie

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Rick Malone

Steele Cronie

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Rick Hamilton

Ferry Captain

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Caleb Enos

Deckhand

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Paul Taft

Vineyard Gazette Photographer

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David Callanan

Charles Tretter

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Thomas Whitestone

Organist

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Patrick Sheehan

Lawyer

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Jeff Savage

John Culver

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Tom Briody

Lawyer

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David Lucas

Lawyer

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Ed O'Keefe

Funeral Priest

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Thomas Brogan

Edgartown Policeman

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Robert Burke

Admin Worker

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Charles Mathison

Admin Worker

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Luke Nelson

Admin Worker

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Robert Tremouille

Admin Worker

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Skye Gladstone

Dike House Inhabitant

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Timothy Canady

Security Agent

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Patrick Parhiala

Security Agent

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Whitney Cass

Security Agent

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Robert Conley

Security Agent

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Michael Swanson

Security Agent

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Ralph Bennett

Fire Truck Driver

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Nathan Bruckler

Tow Truck Driver

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Camille Faman

Female Employee

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Carrie Ann Quinn

RMV Attendant

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Susan Garfield

Senate Staffer (uncredited)

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Marinko Radakovic

Reporter

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Paul Bellefeuille

Dike House Resident (uncredited)

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Joe Cali

Reporter (uncredited)

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Jesse Christensen

Reporter (uncredited)

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Rob DiNinni

Reporter #4 (uncredited)

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Stephan F Feeley

Funeral guest / mourner (uncredited)

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William Galatis

Shiretown Inn Guest (uncredited)

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Johnny Hawe

Stephen Sorenson (uncredited)

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Bobby Kenney

Investigative News Reporter (uncredited)

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Dov Kling-Levine

Protester / Local (uncredited)

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Jimmy Malcolm

News Photographer (uncredited)

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Jason Mulcahy

Reporter (uncredited)

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Anthony Pelton

Plymouth Pennsylvania Polic Officer (uncredited)

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Bill Porter

Investigative News Reporter (uncredited)

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Harold Rudolph

Funeral attendee (uncredited)

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John Sarnie

Mourner (uncredited)

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Alexander Platt

Stan Moore

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Sigrid Lium

Senate Staffer (uncredited)

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Kimberly Mae Waller

Funeral Guest (uncredited)

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