Ruby and Oswald

Ruby and Oswald
Genre	Drama; History
Written by	John McGreevey; Michael McGreevey
Directed by	Mel Stuart
Starring	Michael Lerner; Frederic Forrest
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Alan Landsburg; Howard Lipstone
Producer	Paul Freeman
Cinematography	Matthew F. Leonetti
Editors	Corky Ehlers; George Hively
Running time	180 minutes
Production company	Alan Landsburg Productions
Distributor	CBS
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	February 8, 1978

Ruby and Oswald is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film about the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. It stars Michael Lerner and Frederic Forrest.[1]

Overview

Jack Ruby (Michael Lerner) is a warm-hearted but hot-tempered and patriotic nightclub owner, who loves President Kennedy. Lee Harvey Oswald (Frederic Forrest), a troubled loner with a speckled past is looking to merely acquire fame. On November 22, Oswald kills the president. On the 24th, Ruby kills Oswald, being motivated exclusively by his love for the president.

Cast

Michael Lerner as Jack Ruby
Frederic Forrest as Lee Harvey Oswald
Lou Frizzell as Captain J. Will Fritz
Doris Roberts as Eva
Lanna Saunders as Marina Oswald
Bruce French as Robert Oswald
Sandy McPeak as Henry Wade
Sandy Ward as Jesse Curry
Brian Dennehy as George Paulsen
Michael Pataki as Ike Pappas
Richard Sanders as Agent Kelley
Gordon Jump as Clyde Gaydosh
Gwynne Gilford as Little Lyn
Hillel Silverman as Himself
Jim Leavelle as Himself

Reviews

Journalist Jeremiah O'Leary witnessed Ruby's shooting of Oswald in the basement of Dallas Police headquarters on November 24, 1963.[2] In a review for The Washington Times, O'Leary wrote: "The actors and the director succeeded only in making a bore of a weekend that was as exciting as it was horrible."[2]

References

"Ruby and Oswald". The New York Times.
O'Leary, Jeremiah (February 8, 1978). "'Ruby and Oswald'; Those Single Blinding Moments Become A Banal Exercise" (PDF). The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. Section C. Retrieved August 30, 2017.

External links

Ruby and Oswald at IMDb

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[1] "Ruby and Oswald". The New York Times.

[The_Washington_Times;_February_8,_1978-2] O'Leary, Jeremiah (February 8, 1978). "'Ruby and Oswald'; Those Single Blinding Moments Become A Banal Exercise" (PDF). The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. Section C. Retrieved August 30, 2017.