Ruby and Oswald
by Mel Stuart
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Actor: Brian Dennehy, Frederic Forrest, Gordon Jump, Lewis Arquette, Lou FrizzellDirector: Mel Stuart
Cinematographer: Matthew Leonetti
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Direct Source Label
DVD Reviews of Ruby and Oswald
DVD Review: Four days in Dallas
Summary: 3 Stars
RUBY AND OSWALD is a 1978 TV movie that originally ran 3 hours (with commercials). One of the earliest to depict the tragic events in Dallas, this story's interesting cast is ultimately squandered by poor scripting and inaccurate data. Filmed in documentary style (which includes some original 1963 footage) and based in-part on eyewitness accounts, a four-day span is covered, from just prior to JFK's assassination to Lee Oswald's murder in the basement of the Dallas police station.
Anyone expecting revelations of collusion between the principals will be disappointed, as this movie sticks mostly to known facts. The only speculation is that Jack Ruby was so upset at the killing he was crying after the event-- there's no evidence to support this. Some scenes are shot on location (particularly Elm St. and the School Book Depository). A supposed 1963 aerial view of the city shows the Kennedy memorial that was dedicated 5 years after the murder. Other inaccuracies include a crowd witnessing Oswald murder Officer Tippett in a Dallas suburb.
Related item:
Jack Ruby and Lee Oswald figure prominently in Oliver Stone's JFK (1991). Here, Brian Doyle Murray is Ruby and Gary Oldman portrays Oswald.
Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.
(5.0) Ruby and Oswald (TV-1978) - Michael Lerner/Frederic Forrest/Doris Roberts/Lou Frizzell/Bruce French/Lanna Saunders/Brian Dennehy/Gordon Jump/Walter Mathews/Michael Pataki
DVD Review: reissue on dvd
Summary: 4 Stars
While it was well done, turns out this was a reissue of a 1978 video I had already seen. Guess I need to read details more carefully.
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