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
Production location	Dallas
Cinematography	Matthew F. Leonetti
Editors	Corky Ehlers George Hively
Running time	180 minutes
Production company	Alan Landsburg Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	February 8, 1978 (1978-02-08)

Ruby and Oswald is a 1978 American television movie 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]

See also

• Assassination of John F. Kennedy in popular culture

References

1. Hal Erickson (2008). "Ruby and Oswald". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2008-05-26.
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.

External links

• Ruby and Oswald at IMDb