JFK
A tenacious New Orleans DA risks his career and freedom to expose a shadowy conspiracy behind President Kennedy’s assassination, battling powerful federal forces determined to silence the truth.
“PRESIDENT KENNEDY SHOT TO DEATH BY ASSASSIN IN DALLAS”
Synopsis
The film follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
Credits
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 428+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Joe HutshingShot by Robert RichardsonScored by John WilliamsDesigned by Victor KempsterCostumes by Marlene StewartStunts by Webster Whinery
Box Office
1991 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.1× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$205.4M
US & Canada: $70.4M — 34% of worldwide · International: $135.0M (66%)
Opening weekend: $5.2M — 7% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $10.2M — 14% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,164 theaters
Full synopsis
Versions & cuts
- director's cut· 206 min
Also known as
- JFK – Tatort Dallasde
- John F. Kennedy - Tatort Dallasde
- JFK - Un caso ancora apertoit
- (Bulgarian)JFK: Джей Еф Кей
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesDec 19, 1991
- BrazilDec 20, 1991
- CanadaDec 20, 1991
- AustraliaJan 23, 1992
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Cast & Crew
428 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Kevin Costner
as Jim Garrison
Gary Oldman
as Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Lemmon
as Jack Martin
Walter Matthau
as Senator Long
Sally Kirkland
as Rose Cheramie
Anthony Ramirez
as Epileptic
Gary Taggart
as Doctor (credited on Director's Cut)
Ray Lepere
as Zapruder
Steve Reed
as John F. Kennedy - Double
Jodie Farber
as Jackie Kennedy - Double
Columbia Dubose
as Nellie Connally - Double
Randy Means
as Gov. Connally - Double
Supporting cast
248Jay O Sanders
as Lou Ivon
E J Morris
as Plaza Witness #1
Cheryl Penland
as Plaza Witness #2
Jim Gough
as Plaza Witness #3
Perry R Russo
as Angry Bar Patron
Mike Longman
as TV Newsman #1
Edward Asner
as Guy Bannister
Ann Strub
as Banister's Secretary (credited in Director's Cut)
Vincent D Onofrio
as Bill Newman
Sissy Spacek
as Liz Garrison
Pat Pierre Perkins
as Mattie
Brian Doyle Murray
as Jack Ruby
Wayne Knight
as Numa Bertel
Michael Rooker
as Bill Broussard
Laurie Metcalf
as Susie Cox
Gary Grubbs
as Al Oser
Beata Pozniak
as Marina Oswald
Tom Howard
as L.B.J.
John William Galt
as L.B.J.
Joe Pesci
as David Ferrie
Ron Jackson
as FBI Spokesman
Sean Stone
as Jasper Garrison
Amy Long
as Virginia Garrison
Scott Krueger
as Snapper Garrison
Allison Pratt Davis
as Elizabeth Garrison
Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Lee Bowers
Red Mitchell
as Sgt. Harkness
Ronald Von Klaussen
as Hobo #1
John S Davies
as Hobo #2
Michael Ozag
as Hobo #3
Tony Plana
as Carlos Bringuier
Tommy Lee Jones
as Clay Shaw
Tomas Milian
as Leopoldo
Raul Aranas
as Angelo
John Candy
as Dean Andrews
John C Martin
as Prison Guard
Kevin Bacon
as Willie O'Keefe
Henri Alciatore
as Maitre d
Willem Oltmans
as George DeMohrenschildt
Gail Cronauer
as Janet Williams
Gary Mitchell Carter
as Bill Williams
Roxie M Frnka
as Earlene Roberts
Zeke Mills
as J.C. Price
James N Harrell
as Sam Holland
Ray Redd
as Dodd
Ellen Mcelduff
as Jean Hill
Sally Vahle
as Mary Moorman
Jo Anderson
as Julia Ann Mercer
Marco Perella
as Mercer Interrogator
Edwin Neal
as Mercer Interrogator
Spain Logue
as FBI Agent #1 with Hill
Darryl Cox
as FBI Agent #2 with Hill
T J Kennedy
as Hill Interrogator
Lolita Davidovich
as Beverly Oliver (credited on Director's Cut)
Carolina Mccullough
as Stripper
Jim Garrison
as Earl Warren
J J Johnston
as Mobster with Broussard
R Bruce Elliott
as Bolton Ford Dealer
Frank Whaley
as Oswald Imposter (credited on Director's Cut)
Barry Chambers
as Man at Firing Range
Linda Flores Wade
as Sylvia Odio
William Larsen
as Will Fritz
Alec Gifford
as TV Newsman #2
Eric A Vicini
as French Reporter
Michael Gurievsky
as Russian Reporter
Caroline Crosthwaite Eyre
as British Reporter
Helen Miller
as Garrison Receptionist
Harold G Herthum
as Coroner
Maria Mason
as Garrison's Secretary (credited in Director's Cut)
Wayne Tippit
as FBI Agent - Frank
Donald Sutherland
as X
Dale Dye
as General Y
Norman Davis
as Colonel Reich
Errol Mclendon
as Man with Umbrella
John Seitz
as General Lemnitzer
Bruce Gelb
as Board Room Man
Jerry Douglas
as Board Room Man
Ryan Macdonald
as Board Room Man
Duane Grey
as Board Room Man
George R Robertson
as White House Man
Baxter Harris
as White House Man
Alex Rodine
as White House Man
Sam Stoneburner
as White House Man
Odin K Langford
as Officer Habighorst
Bob Gunton
as TV Newsman #3
Nathan Scott
as John Chancler
Jorge Fernandez
as Miguel Torres
Roy Barnitt
as Irvin F. Dymond
Doug Jackson
as Stage Manager (credited on Director's Cut)
George Kelly
as Jerry Johnson's Sidekick (credited on Director's Cut)
Victor Kempster
as Samuel (credited on Director's Cut)
John Larroquette
as Jerry Johnson (credited on Director's Cut)
John St Paul
as Airport Police Sergeant (credited on Director's Cut)
Murray Stokes
as F.B.I. Agent at Airport (credited on Director's Cut)
Alvin Spicuzza
as Bailiff
John Finnegan
as Judge Haggerty
Walter Breaux
as Vernon Bundy
Henry Tull Iii
as Clinton Sheriff (credited on Director's Cut)
Michael Skipper
as James Teague
Melodee Bowman
as FBI Receptionist
Ron Rifkin
as Mr. Goldberg (Spiesel) (credited on Director's Cut)
I D Brickman
as Dr. Peters
Joseph Nadell
as Dr. McClelland
Chris Robinson
as Dr. Humes
Peter Maloney
as Colonel Finck
Chris Renna
as Bethesda Doctor
David Benn
as Kenny O'Donnell (credited on Director's Cut)
Johnny Brink
as Roy Truly (credited on Director's Cut)
Dalton Dearborn
as Army General
Hugh Feagin
as Dr. Rose (credited on Director's Cut)
Merlyn Sexton
as Admiral Kenney
Steve F Price Jr
as Pathologist #1
Tom Bullock
as Pathologist #2
Ruary O Connell
as Pathologist #3
Christopher Kosiciuk
as FBI Agent at Autopsy
John Reneau
as A Team Shooter
Stanley White
as B Team Shooter
Richard Rutowski
as Fence Shooter
Bill Bolender
as Prisoner Powell
Larry Melton
as Patrolman Joe Smith
Carol Farabee
as Carolyn Arnold
Willie Minor
as Bonnie Ray Williams
Ted Pennebaker
as Arnold Rowland
Bill Pickle
as Marion Baker
Mykel Chaves
as Sandra Styles
Price Carson
as Tippit
Gil Glasgow
as Tippit Shooter
Bob Orwig
as Officer Poe
Loys T Bergeron
as Jury Foreman
Kristina Hare
as Reporter
Agnes Aurelio
as District Attorney Staff Member (credited on Director's Cut)
Debbie Adkins
as Motorcade Onlooker
Dan Andreiu
as Businessman
Kevin Beard
Richard Bissell
as Self - C.I.A.
Hale Boggs
as Self - Warren Commission
Jeff Bornstein
as Hitman
Willy Brandt
as Self
Charles Brehm
as Self
Leonid Brezhnev
as Self
Raymond Buck
as Self
Rebecca Bustamante
as Young Woman
Charles Cabell
as Self - C.I.A. Deputy Director
Earle Cabell
as Self - Dallas Mayor
Fidel Castro
as Self
John Connally
as Self
Nellie Connally
as Self
Darren W Conrad
as Dallas Police Officer
Christopher Cooper
as Bobby Fischer
John Sherman Cooper
as Self - Warren Commission
Walter Cronkite
as Self
Douglas Cunningham
as Texas Theater Bystander
Benjamin Dane
as Cop in Yellow Slicker
J C Day
as Self
Charles De Gaulle
as Self
Marie Del Marco
as Secretary in Window
Craig Deroche
as F.B.I. Agent
Ngo Dinh Diem
as Self
Alan Donnes
as Reporter
Allen Dulles
as Self - C.I.A. Director
Dwight D Eisenhower
as Self
Ludwig Erhard
as Self
Lena Evans
as Pentagon Secretary
Orlando Gallegos
as Dealey Plaza Witness
Sam Giancana
as Self
Roswell Gilpatric
as Self
Robert Goldman
as Reporter
William Greer
as Self - Secret Service Agent
Robert J Groden
as Courtroom Projectionist
Andrei Gromyko
as Self
Bobby Hargis
as Self - Dallas Police
Terry L Harris
as Reporter - Johnson
D J Dashon Hawkins
as Man Walks Across Street
Clint Hill
as Self - Secret Service Agent
Jimmy Hoffa
as Self
J Edgar Hoover
as Self
Richmond Hoxie
as TV Reporter
Hubert H Humphrey
as Self
Jacquelyn Twodat Jackson
as Restaurant Diner
Jesse Jackson
as Self
Claudio Jacobellis
as Bar Patron
Lady Bird Johnson
as Self
Lyndon B Johnson
as Self
Laurie Jenkins Jones
as Dealey Plaza Witness
Roy Kellerman
as Self - Secret Service Agent
Chuck Kelley
as Dallas County Sheriff
John Kennedy Jr
as Self
Caroline Kennedy
as Self
Ethel Kennedy
as Self
John F Kennedy
as Self - President of the United States of America
Joseph P Kennedy
as Self
Robert F Kennedy
as Self
Rose Kennedy
as Self
Ted Kennedy
as Self
Nikita Khrushchev
as Self
Martin Luther King
as Self
Edward G Lansdale
as Self
Fernando Lara
as Cuban Man
Peter Lawford
as Self
Curtis Lemay
as Self
Brian Lerch
as Parade Attendee
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
as Self
Patrice Lumumba
as Self
Ada Lynn
as Marguerite Oswald
James Macarthur
as David McVey - in Film 'Cry of Battle
Malcolm X
as Self
Robert Marshall
as Warren Commission Attorney
B J Martin
as Self - Dallas Police
Eugene Mccarthy
as Self
John J Mccloy
as Self - Warren Commission
Don Mccoy
as Johnny Brewer
Tim Mcintyre
as Self - Secret Service Agent
Robert Mcnamara
as Self
Mary Moorman
as Self
Mohammed Mossadegh
as Self
John M Newman
as Officer with Top Secret Document
Pat Nixon
as Self
Richard Nixon
as Self
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
as Self - First Lady of the United States of America
Christopher Otto
as Assistant D.A.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
as Self
David F Powers
as Self
Francis Gary Powers
as Self
John Lewis Puff
as Parkland Hospital Staff
Lori Randolph
as Girl at the Parade
Nelson Rockefeller
as Self
Carl Rooney
as Gold Man
Johnny Roselli
as Self
Terence Rosemore
as Man at Bar
Roman Rudenko
as Self
Richard B Russell
as Self - Warren Commission
Douglas Rye
as Featured
Codie Scott
as Man in Court
Haile Selassie
as Self
Martin Sheen
as Narrator
David M Shoup
as Self
Christopher Robin Smith
as Dallas Police Motorcycle Officer at Texas Movie Theater
Logan Douglas Smith
as Airline Passenger to D.C.
Charles Solomon Jr
as D.A. Staff Member
Adlai Stevenson
as Self
Maxwell Taylor
as Self
Henry M Wade
as Self - Dallas District Attorney
Mark Edward Walters
as Assassination Witness
Earl Warren
as Self
John B Wells
as Dan Rather
Jim White
as Reporter #3
Phillip L Willis
as Self
Rosemary Willis
as Self
Directors
2Writers
5Producers
7Other crew
172Julie Mankowski
accounting assistant (uncredited)
Gayle Nix Jackson
acknowledgment: archival footage provided by (as Family of Orville O. Nix)
Lon Bender
additional audio
Jerry G Callaway
additional camera operator
J Michael Mcclary
additional camera operator (as Michael Mcclary)
Hank Corwin
additional editor
Mary Andrews
adr editor
Chris Innis
apprentice editor
Logan Breit
apprentice editor
Tana Bishop
art department coordinator: Dallas
Kelly Curley
art department coordinator: New Orleans
Derek R Hill
Art Directors
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