JFK
1991 - ENGLISH - MOVIE
Drama
History
Thriller
President Eisenhower warns about the military-industrial complex, President Kennedy faces challenges and is assassinated, District Attorney Garrison investigates the JFK assassination, reopens the case and theorizes that Oswald was framed, indicts businessman Clay Shaw for conspiracy but he is acquitted, and Garrison gains the respect of his family. JFK is a 1991 American English-language Drama History movie starring Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee Jones, Laurie Metcalf, Gary Oldman, Michael Rooker and Charles Solomon Jr. The movie is inspired from On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs. Le Studio Canal+ in association with Regency Enterprises and Alcor Films. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Oliver Stone and A. Kitman Ho. JFK is written by Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar, Jim Garrison, Jim Marrs, A. Kitman Ho, Arnon Milchan, Joseph P. Reidy and Clayton Townsend and it is directed by Oliver Stone. Warner Bros. acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. JFK was released on 20th December 1991 and takes a screen time of 188-205 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. JFK was made on a budget of $40 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $205 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Oliver Stone and Zachary Sklar. Cinematography was done by Robert Richardson and editing by Joe Hutshing and Pietro Scalia. The music was composed by John Williams. At the 1992 Oscar Awards It won 2 awards including: Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing.
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