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Prince Jack | |
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Directed by | Bert Lovitt |
Written by | Bert Lovitt |
Produced by | Jim Milio; Alain Silver, Patrick Regan (Associate Producers) |
Starring | Robert J. Hogan James F. Kelly Lloyd Nolan Kenneth Mars |
Cinematography | Hiro Narita |
Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
Distributed by | Castle Hill Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 min |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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Source | Rating |
Radio Times | [1] |
Variety (magazine) | No Score[2] |
Prince Jack is a 1985 film from Castle Hill Productions which dramatizes some of the inner workings of the Kennedy administration, including efforts by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to address the issues arising from the Civil Rights Movement. Although primarily a dramatic narrative, Prince Jack also uses satire and black humor, especially with regard to the Kennedy brothers' complicated relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson.
Prince Jack covers the period from the Democratic National Convention in July 1960 to the autumn of 1963, just prior to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The film was written and directed by Bert Lovitt.
Cast
- Robert J. Hogan - John F. Kennedy
- James F. Kelly - Robert F. Kennedy
- Lloyd Nolan - Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.
- Kenneth Mars - Lyndon B. Johnson
- Dana Andrews - The Cardinal
- Robert Guillaume - Martin Luther King Jr.
- Cameron Mitchell - Edwin Walker
- Jim Backus - Ted Dealey
- William Windom - Ferguson ("Fergie")
- Theodore Bikel - Georgi Bolshakov
See also
- Kennedy (TV miniseries)
- Hoover vs. The Kennedys
- The Kennedys (TV miniseries)
- Civil rights movement in popular culture
- Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy
- Robert F. Kennedy in media
Notes
- This was Jim Backus' last live project before his death.
- James F. Kelly portrayed Robert F. Kennedy a total of seven times in different productions between 1981 and 1997. He also portrayed John F. Kennedy once.
- Prince Jack was available on VHS, but it does not appear to have been released on DVD.
References
- ^ Turner, Adrian. "Prince Jack (1984)". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Prince Jack". Variety (magazine). 31 December 1983. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
External links
- 1985 films
- Films scored by Elmer Bernstein
- Films about the Kennedy family
- Films about John F. Kennedy
- Films set in the 1960s
- Civil rights movement in film
- Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy
- Cultural depictions of Robert F. Kennedy
- Cultural depictions of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
- Cultural depictions of Lyndon B. Johnson
- Cultural depictions of Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s American films