Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Jan 20, 1993

1h 30m

★ 5.6

Intriguing. Provocative. Powerful.

Overview

This spellbinding documentary re-examines the issues raised by Oliver Stone's JFK, and explores the late Jim Garrison's contention that there was a "second conspiracy" to cover up the truth, including attempts to ruin his own reputation.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

Narrator / Self

Ike Pappas

Self

Oliver Stone

Self

Ed Asner

Self

Kevin Costner

Self - CBS News

Walter Cronkite

Self

Tommy Lee Jones

Self - Garrison Assistant

Numa V. Bertel Jr.

Self - Mistress of Lyndon Johnson

Madeleine Brown

Self - Former New Orleans District Attorney

Jim Garrison

Self - Author, "Crossfire"

Jim Marrs

Self

Jack Lemmon

Self

Walter Matthau

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