Who killed President Kennedy? Robert Ryan joins Burt Lancaster in a probing and powerful 'what if?' conspiracy thriller.
A group of men from the government, military, and industry conspire to assassinate President John F. Kennedy, out of concern that JFK might pull US forces out of Vietnam.
The subject of a secret conspiracy to assassinate JFK is the theme of this drama. This was Robert Ryan's last film.
"Executive Action" story writer Mark Lane previously produced the Emile de Antonio documentary "Rush to Judgment" (1967). Both the film and the Mark Lane book it was based on refuted the Warren Commission's report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and advanced Lane's own conspiracy theory. Lane posited that had Kennedy won the 1964 election, he would have ended all US involvement in the Vietnam conflict. Right-wing forces, fearing this, felt an assassination was necessary to protect US interests.
The 1973 film preceded "JFK" in mixing black & white documentary footage with staged fictional color film, shot on location. This low-budget film was released around the tenth anniversary of the November 22, 1963 assassination.
Film was actor Robert Ryan's last project before his death.
Producer Edward Lewis later went on to help Costa-Gavras get financing for the political-conspiracy-thriller "Missing".
Not for the closed-minded Like many Americans, I will go to my grave believing that Lee Harvey Oswald could'nt have possibly pulled of the JFK assasination alone. This movie offers a reasonable alternative to what may have really happened. It did not get the fanfare and hoopla that the Oliver Stone movie got, but it,s more realistic. Submitted by tjburrd (Yucaipa,Ca.) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
After Thought Robert Ryan was terrible and Burt Lancaster was even worse. It was my understanding that there were delays in filming this movie because Robert Ryan was not sober most of the time. Especially in the last scene, it took almost two days to film because Ryan was on the sauce. Lancaster just didn't have his heart into it. Enought said there.
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LIES AND TRUTHS REVEALED AT THE MOVIES I WAS 9 YEARS OLD IN 1963. I HAVE FOLLOWED THIS AMERICIAN TRAGEDY THROUGH ALMOST 40 YEARS (THIS NOV 22,03).
THE WRITERS AND DIRECTORS FINALLY HAVE THE REAL STORY RIGHT IT SEEMS.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS MOVIE ON DVD! Submitted by a reviewer (MERCED, CA.) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
WOW COULD OUR COUNTRY PULL THIS OFF I A TROUBLED TIME IN THE USA I FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING TO THINK THAT OUR GOVERMENT COULD PULL OFF SUCH A PLOT IN SUCH A SHORT TIME! AFTER RESEARCHING THE WRREN REPORT WHICH I FEEL IS A BUNCH OF BUNK! I WOULD NOT RULE OUT ANY SENEREO. Submitted by a reviewer (FOREST HILL MD USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
could our country do this? WHAT AN EYE OPENER!! Submitted by a reviewer (bel air md.usa) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
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