Kennedy is a five-hour miniseries written by Reg Gadney and directed by Jim Goddard. The miniseries was produced by Central Independent Television and originally aired in the United States starting on 20 November 1983 around the time of the 20th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. The TV miniseries was a biography of the 1961-1963 presidency of John F. Kennedy.
The mini-series stars Martin Sheen as President John F. Kennedy, John Shea as Robert F. Kennedy, Blair Brown as Jacqueline Kennedy, E.G. Marshall as Joseph P. Kennedy, Vincent Gardenia as J. Edgar Hoover and Kelsey Grammer as Stephen Smith amongst many others.
The series was broadcast on NBC, and was also sold to 50 Countries, with 27 of them broadcasting the series simultaneous. The series was nominated for 3 Golden Globes and 4 BAFTA, and won Baftas for Best Drama Series and Best Make Up.
Robert Kennedy & His Times is a 1985 American television miniseries directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. The miniseries was released in three parts and depicts the life of Robert F. Kennedy.
The Kennedys of Massachusetts is a 1990 TV miniseries that aired on ABC. Focusing mainly on the fifty-four year marriage of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy. The events depicted in the series are based upon the book by Doris Kearns Goodwin titled The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys : An American Saga. The series aired across three nights, an earned an Emmy and Golden Globe.
The early years of America's most dashing president, from his early childhood through his nomination for Congress.
Die preisgekrönte und viel diskutierte Serie „The Kennedys“ wirft einen Blick hinter die geheimen Türen des Weißen Hauses. Sie handelt von Heldentaten und Misserfolgen, Loyalität und Liebe, Neid und Untreue. Sie zeigt Menschen mit großen Fähigkeiten und großen Fehlern. Und sie erzählt die historischen Geschichten der Jahre 1960 bis 1968, die mit der Kennedy-Ära verbunden sind: Bay of Pigs, die Kuba-Krise, die Bürgerrechtsbewegung, Mafia-Verbindungen. Der Mythos Kennedy zeigt sich in dieser herausragend besetzten achtteiligen Serie als ein Geflecht von Macht und Einfluss innerhalb einer sich wandelnden amerikanischen Gesellschaft.
Explore the Kennedy family's rise to power and how personal relationships within the Kennedy dynasty shaped national and global events from the Cold War to the Wall Street crash.
Historic footage and leading voices of the era examine the "Bobby Phenomenon" of the 1960s and the legacy of the man who helped redefine the country.
A chronicle of John F. Kennedy's life, including his youth, ascension into politics, presidency, and his lasting impact on history.