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Ruby and Oswald

Ruby and Oswald

Description: Drawing extensively from the Warren Report, this docudrama characterizes the two most significant personalities involved in the Kennedy assassination. Lee Harvey Oswald (Frederic Forrest) is presented as a troubled loner with a speckled past looking to merely acquire fame for killing the president. Jack Ruby (Michael Lerner), on the other hand, is shown to be rather warm-hearted and patriotic, his killing of Oswald being motivated exclusively by his inordinate affection for the president.
Genre: Docudrama, History
Year Released: 1978
First episode air date: February 8, 1978
Initial Release: February 8, 1978
Director: Mel Stuart
Network: CBS
Written By: John McGreevey, Michael McGreevey
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