"The story that won't go away."

1991

3h 9m

7.6(2296 votes)

Drama

Thriller

History

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

155 members

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Kevin Costner

Jim Garrison

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Tommy Lee Jones

Clay Shaw

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Gary Oldman

Lee Harvey Oswald

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Kevin Bacon

Willie O'Keefe

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Michael Rooker

Bill Broussard

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Jack Lemmon

Jack Martin

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Laurie Metcalf

Susie Cox

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Sissy Spacek

Liz Garrison

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Joe Pesci

David Ferrie

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John Candy

Dean Andrews

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Pruitt Taylor Vince

Lee Bowers

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Jay O. Sanders

Lou Ivon

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Walter Matthau

Senator Long

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Sally Kirkland

Rose Cheramie

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Donald Sutherland

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Ed Asner

Guy Bannister

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Brian Doyle-Murray

Jack Ruby

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Ray LePere

Zapruder

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Vincent D'Onofrio

Bill Newman

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Tom Howard

L. B. J.

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Lolita Davidovich

Beverly Oliver

Writing

Jim Garrison

Earl Warren

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Wayne Knight

Numa Bertel

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Gary Grubbs

Al Oser

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Beata Pozniak

Marina Oswald

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Tony Plana

Carlos Bringuier

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John William Galt

L. B. J. voice

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Ron Jackson

FBI Spokesman

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Sean Stone

Jasper Garrison

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John S. Davies

Hobo #2

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Tomas Milian

Leopoldo

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Raul Aranas

Angelo

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Gail Cronauer

Janet Williams

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Gary Carter

Bill Williams

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James N. Harrell

Sam Holland

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Ellen McElduff

Jean Hill

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Jo Anderson

Julia Ann Mercer

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Marco Perella

Mercer Interrogator

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Edwin Neal

Mercer Interrogator

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Darryl Cox

FBI Agent #2 with Hill

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T.J. Kennedy

Hill Interrogator

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J.J. Johnston

Mobster with Broussard

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R. Bruce Elliott

Bolton Ford Dealer

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William Larsen

Will Fritz

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Wayne Tippit

FBI Agent - Frank

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Dale Dye

General Y

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Jerry Douglas

Board Room Man

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Ryan MacDonald

Board Room Man

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Duane Grey

Board Room Man

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George R. Robertson

White House Man

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Baxter Harris

White House Man

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John Seitz

General Lemnitzer

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Alex Rodine

White House Man

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Sam Stoneburner

White House Man

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Bob Gunton

TV Newsman #3

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John Finnegan

Judge Haggerty

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Walter Breaux

Vernon Bundy

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Melodee Bowman

FBI Receptionist

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Peter Maloney

Colonel Finck

Production

Richard Rutowski

Fence Shooter

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Bill Bolender

Prisoner Powell

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Price Carson

Tippet

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Gil Glasgow

Tippet Shooter

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Bob Orwig

Officer Poe

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Hugh Feagin

Dr. Rose

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George Kelly

Jerry Johnson Sidekick

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Art

Victor Kempster

Samuel

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John Larroquette

Jerry Johnson

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Maria Mason

Garrison's Secretary

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Ron Rifkin

Mr. Goldberg (Spiesel)

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Frank Whaley

Oswald Imposter

Crew

Kevin Beard

(uncredited)

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Jeffrey Bornstein

Hitman (uncredited)

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Marie Del Marco

Secretary in Window (uncredited)

Writing

Alan Donnes

Reporter (uncredited)

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Orlando Gallegos

Plaza Witness (uncredited)

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Robert J. Groden

Courtroom Projectionist (uncredited)

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Chuck Kelley

Dallas County Sherriff (uncredited)

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Codie Scott

Man in Court (uncredited)

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Martin Sheen

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

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Anthony Ramirez

Epileptic

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Stanley White

B Team Shooter

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Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

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Jacqueline Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

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John Connally

Self (archive footage)

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Richmond Hoxie

TV Reporter

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Allison Pratt Davis

Elizabeth Garrison

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Scott Krueger

Snapper Garrison

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Ngô Đình Diệm

Self - Walking with Stick (archive footage)

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Agnes Aurelio

D.A. Staff

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Gary Taggart

Doctor

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E.J. Morris

Plaza Witness #1

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Cheryl Penland

Plaza Witness #2

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Jim Gough

Plaza Witness #3

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Perry R. Russo

Angry Bar Patron

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Mike Longman

TV Newsman #1

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Ann Strub

Banister's Secretary

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Pat Perkins

Mattie

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Amy Long

Virginia Garrison

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Red Mitchell

Sgt. Harkness

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Ronald von Klaussen

Hobo #1

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Michael Ozag

Hobo #3

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John C. Martin

Prison Guard

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Henri Alciatore

Maitre d'

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Willem Oltmans

George DeMohrenschildt

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Roxie M. Frnka

Earlene Roberts

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Zeke Mills

J.C. Price

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Ray Redd

Dodd

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Sally Nystuen Vahle

Mary Moorman

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Spain Logue

FBI Agent #1 with Hill

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Carolina McCullough

Stripper

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Barry Chambers

Man at Firing Range

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Linda Flores Wade

Sylvia Odio

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Alec Gifford

TV Newsman #2

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Eric A. Vicini

French Reporter

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Michael Gurievsky

Russian Reporter

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Caroline Crosthwaite-Eyre

British Reporter

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Helen Miller

Garrison Receptionist

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Harold G. Herthum

Coroner

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Norman Davis

Colonel Reich

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Errol McLendon

Man with Umbrella

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Bruce Gelb

Board Room Man

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Nathan Scott

John Chancler

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Jorge Fernández

Miguel Torres

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Doug Jackson

Stage Manager

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Murray Stokes

F.B.I. Agent at Airport

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Odin K. Langford

Officer Habighorst

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John St. Paul

Airport Police Sergeant

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Roy Barnitt

Irvin F. Dymond

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Alvin Spicuzza

Bailiff

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Carolyn T. Wright

Clinton Witness

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Henry Tull III

Clinton Sheriff

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Michael Skipper

James Teague

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I.D. Brickman

Dr. Peters

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Joseph Nadell

Dr. McClelland

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Chris Robinson

Dr. Humes

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Chris Renna

Bethesda Doctor

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Johnny Brink

Roy Truly

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David Benn

Kenny O'Donnell

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Dalton Dearborn

Army General

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Merlyn Sexton

Admiral Kenney

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Steve F. Price Jr.

Pathologist #1

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Tom Bullock

Pathologist #2

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Ruary O'Connell

Pathologist #3

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Christopher Kosiciuk

FBI Agent at Autopsy

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John Reneau

A Team Shooter

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Larry Melton

Patrolman Joe Smith

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Carol Farabee

Carolyn Arnold

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Willie Minor

Bonnie Ray Williams

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Ted Pennebaker

Arnold Rowland

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Bill Pickle

Marion Baker

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Mykel Chaves

Sandra Styles

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Loys T. Bergeron

Jury Foreman

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Kristina Hare

Reporter

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