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6.4/10 • 45

1973-11-071h 31m

Thriller

Assassination conspiracy? The possibility is frightening.

Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination in this speculative agitprop.

Directors
David Miller
Editors
George Grenville

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  1. Burt Lancaster

    Burt Lancaster

    Farrington

  2. Robert Ryan

    Robert Ryan

    Foster

  3. Will Geer

    Will Geer

    Ferguson

  4. Gilbert Green

    Gilbert Green

    Paulitz

  5. John Anderson

    John Anderson

    Halliday

  6. Paul Carr

    Paul Carr

    Gunman (Chris) - Team A

  7. Colby Chester

    Colby Chester

    Tim

  8. Ed Lauter

    Ed Lauter

    Operations Chief - Team A

  9. Walter Brooke

    Walter Brooke

    Smythe

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John Chard

Jan 21, 2014

6.5/10

Actors movie and a conspiracy theorists dream. Executive Action is directed by David Miller and written by Dalton Trumbo, Donald Freed and Mark Lane. It stars Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Will Geer, Gilbert Green and John Anderson. Music is by Randy Edelman and cinematography by Robert Steadman. In essence it’s a film that is offering up a different theory to the Warren Commission’s report that ruled Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating John F. Kennedy. Plot has Lancaster and Ryan as shady conspirators who plot the downfall of JFK on that fateful day November 22nd 1963. There’s lots of talking, with the actors chewing into the dialogue whilst brooding considerably, their motives explained clearly, the framing of Oswald brought to life, and it rounds up to a triple gunmen scenario. We then get a startling revelation about what befell a number of eyewitnesses from that infamous day. It’s engrossing without being truly riveting, but the cast make it worth time spent. While if you like to buy into the conspiracy theory surrounding the assassination, then it carries some extra entertainment value. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
sniperassassincentral intelligence agency (cia)assassinationlee harvey oswald