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Kennedy

1983 · 1 season

A stately, dialogue-driven political biography that feels like a history lesson with occasional dramatic weight.

Created by
Jim Goddard
Genres
Drama, War & politics
Starring
Martin Sheen, Kevin Conroy, Nesbitt Blaisdell
Overview
Kennedy is a five-hour miniseries written by Reg Gadney and directed by Jim Goddard. The miniseries was produced by Central Independent Television and originally aired in the United States starting on 20 November 1983 around the time of the 20th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. The TV miniseries was a biography of the 1961-1963 presidency of John F. Kennedy. The mini-series stars Martin Sheen as President John F. Kennedy, John Shea as Robert F. Kennedy, Blair Brown as Jacqueline Kennedy, E.G. Marshall as Joseph P. Kennedy, Vincent Gardenia as J. Edgar Hoover and Kelsey Grammer as Stephen Smith amongst many others. The series was broadcast on NBC, and was also sold to 50 Countries, with 27 of them broadcasting the series simultaneous. The series was nominated for 3 Golden Globes and 4 BAFTA, and won Baftas for Best Drama Series and Best Make Up.

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Created by
Jim Goddard
Genres
Drama, War & politics
Starring
Martin Sheen, Kevin Conroy, Nesbitt Blaisdell
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • family
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action2
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, war & politics
Created by
Jim Goddard
Written by
Reg Gadney
Starring
Martin Sheen, Kevin Conroy, Nesbitt Blaisdell, Peter Boyden, Kent Broadhurst, James Burge, William Cain, Joanne Camp
Music
Richard Hartley
Cinematography
Ernest Vincze
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 90 min each
Network
NBC
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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