JFK

JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. It examines the events leading to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and alleged subsequent cover-up, through the eyes of former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison (played by Kevin Costner). Garrison filed charges against New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw (Tommy Lee Jones) for his alleged participation in a conspiracy to assassinate the president, for which Lee Harvey Oswal... More
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Initial release date:

  • Dec 20, 1991

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 3 h 9 min

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Also known as:

  • J.F.K.,
  • Project X

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Directed by

Oliver Stone

William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. He won further...

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  • He's a District Attorney. He will risk his life, the lives of his family, everything he holds dear for the one he holds sacred... the truth.
  • The Story That Won't Go Away.

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1991
  • Aug 27, 1997
  • Dec 20, 1991
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Runtime:

Runtime Film release region Note
  • 3 h 9 min
  • 3 h 26 min
  • director's cut
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Estimated budget:

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  • 40,000,000

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Awards

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner
  • 1991
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1992
  • 1992
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Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee Notes/Description
  • 1991
  • 1991
  • 1991
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1992
  • role: Jim Garrison
  • 1992
  • 1992
  • 1991
  • 1991
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List Rank Note
  • 147
  • 7.0
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