Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (film)

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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
GenreBiography, Drama
Written bySteve Gethers
Directed bySteve Gethers
Starring Jaclyn Smith
(VF Evelyne Selena)
James Franciscus
(VF: Bernard Murat)
Rod Taylor
(VF: Roland Menard)
Music by Billy Goldenberg
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Louis Rudolph
Production locations King County, Washington
Universal Studios
Universal City, California
Boeing Field
Seattle, Washington
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Cinematography Isidore Mankofsky
Editors Edward A. Biery
Paul LaMastra
John Nielson
Kent State
Running time150 minutes
Production company ABC Circle Films
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseOctober 14, 1981 (1981-10-14) [1]

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy is a 1981 American made-for-television biographical drama film starring Jaclyn Smith as Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, James Franciscus as John F. Kennedy and Rod Taylor as "Black Jack" Bouvier. [2] Smith was nominated for a Golden Globe for her portrayal.

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References

  1. "Handsome couple". Wilmington Star-News. (North Carolina). October 14, 1981. p. 5C.
  2. "Jaclyn plays Jacqueline". The Australian Women's Weekly . National Library of Australia. 15 July 1981. p. 127. Retrieved 10 April 2015.