Prince Jack

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Prince Jack
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1985 VHS Home Video box image
Directed byBert Lovitt
Written byBert Lovitt
Produced byJim Milio; Alain Silver, Patrick Regan (Associate Producers)
Starring
Cinematography Hiro Narita
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Distributed by Castle Hill Productions
Release date
  • December 1985 (1985-12)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Prince Jack is a 1985 film from Castle Hill Productions which dramatizes some of the inner workings of the Kennedy administration, including efforts by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to address the issues arising from the Civil Rights Movement. Although primarily a dramatic narrative, Prince Jack also uses satire and black humor, especially with regard to the Kennedy brothers' complicated relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson.

Contents

Prince Jack covers the period from the Democratic National Convention in July 1960 to the autumn of 1963, just prior to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The film was written and directed by Bert Lovitt.

Cast

Production

James F. Kelly portrayed Robert F. Kennedy a total of seven times in different productions between 1981 and 1997. He also portrayed John F. Kennedy once. [ citation needed ] This was Jim Backus' last live project before his death.[ citation needed ]

Reception

Variety called it "an ambiguous little indie mock documentary." [1]

The Radio Times gave it a 2 out of 5 rating. [2]

Home media

Prince Jack was available on VHS, but it does not appear to have been released on DVD.[ citation needed ]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Prince Jack". Variety . 31 December 1983. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Turner, Adrian. "Prince Jack (1984)". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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