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Ruby

Ruby

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Ruby

"If you don't know his story you don't know the whole story."

1992

1h 50m

5.5(31 votes)

Drama

Action

Thriller

Crime

Overview

Fact and fiction are combined in this story about Jack Ruby and a stripper, Candy Cane, and how they become involved in a conspiracy to kill J.F.K.

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Propaganda Films

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Danny Aiello

Danny Aiello

Jack Ruby

Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn

Candy Cane

Tobin Bell

Tobin Bell

Ferrie

Joe Cortese

Joe Cortese

Louie Vitali

David Duchovny

David Duchovny

Officer Tippit

Richard C. Sarafian

Richard C. Sarafian

Proby

Leonard Termo

Leonard Termo

Tony Ana

Arliss Howard

Arliss Howard

Maxwell

Carmine Caridi

Carmine Caridi

Sam Giancana

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Santos Alicante

Creative team

Directed by: John Mackenzie
Written by: Stephen Davis
Produced by: Steve Golin
Sigurjón Sighvatsson

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