Assassinated: The Last Days of King & Kennedy

Plot

Oliver Stone is the executive producer of this political documentary recalling the idealism, struggles, and turmoil of 1968 when two visionary American leaders promised hope but were slain within months of each other. After opening with Robert Kennedy on April 4, 1968 telling people in Indianapolis about Martin Luther King's murder in Memphis, the film looks back on the lives of both during the '60s, through interviews with friends, associates, and family members. When King was killed, a dream for the future was passed to RFK. During a 1967 Mississippi trip, RFK had an emotional reaction to the conditions in which poor black children lived. News footage and photos sketch in the backdrop of the '60s. By the end of 1968, with both men gone, the dream turned to despair. This two-hour film premiered April 5, 1998 on TBS. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Cast

• Andrew Young
• Rev. Benjamin Hooks
• John Lewis
• Rev. Harold Middlebrook
• Rev. Hosea Williams

Dexter Scott King; Yolanda King; Harry Belafonte; Dorothy Cotton; John Seigenthaler; Kathleen Kennedy Townsend; Peter Edelman; Coretta Scott King; Fred Dutton; Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles; Richie Jean Jackson; Rev. James Orange; Frank Mankiewicz; Donzaleigh Abernathy; Paul Schrade; Dolores Huerta; Frank Burns; Paul Eppridge; Juan Romero

Credit

Eric Hamburg - Co-producer, Bill Guttentag - Director, Vince di Persio - Director, Michael Bloecher - Editor, William Haugse - Editor, Oliver Stone - Executive Producer, George Zaloom - Executive Producer, Dan Halsted - Executive Producer, Chris Cowan - Executive Producer, Jean-Michel Michenaud - Executive Producer, Phillip Madison Jones - Executive Producer, Phil Marshall - Composer (Music Score), Buddy Squires - Cinematographer, Bill Guttentag - Producer, Vince di Persio - Producer, Mark Roy - Sound/Sound Designer, Jacoba Atlas - Supervisor/Manager, Bill Guttentag - Screenwriter, Vince di Persio - Screenwriter

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