JFK
USA / France,
1991, 189 min
(Director's cut: 206 min, Alternative: 181 min)
Directed by:
Oliver StoneCinematography:
Robert RichardsonComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee Jones, Laurie Metcalf, Gary Oldman, John Larroquette, Beata Poźniak Daniels, Michael Rooker, Ron Rifkin, Jay O. Sanders (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Oliver Stone's detailed examination of possible answers to unsolved mysteries surrounding John F. Kennedy's assassination. Kevin Costner plays New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison, who remained unconvinced by the Warren Commission Report and launched his own investigation. This film was released on a wave of controversy and led to calls for Congress to re-open government records from the 1977 House Select Committee on the assassination. Stone weaves actual archive footage with historical reconstruction and conjecture to present his argument that Kennedy was killed by the CIA due to his desire to withdraw troops from Vietnam. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1992 - Robert Richardson (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 1992 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1992 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1992 - Oliver Stone (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1992 - Tommy Lee Jones (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1992 - Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1992 - John Williams (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1992 - Best Sound Mixing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1993 - Best Editing
- 1993 - Best Sound
- 1993 - Tommy Lee Jones (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1993 - Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Golden Globes
- 1992 - Oliver Stone (Best Director)
- 1992 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1992 - Oliver Stone (Best Screenplay)
- 1992 - Kevin Costner (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)