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An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy

19641h 16mMovieDramaDocumentary

In 1964, National Educational Television decided to make a program as a memorial to President Kennedy. Since he had been assassinated just a year before, it seemed unnecessary to recite the events of his death again. Executive Producer,…

DirectorLeo Hurwitz
WritersLeo Hurwitz·Brice Howard
ProducersLeo Hurwitz·Brice Howard

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Cast · Directed by Leo Hurwitz

CPChristopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer
Narrator (voice)
HGHelen Gahagan
Helen Gahagan
Narrator (voice)
MCMorris Carnovsky
Morris Carnovsky
Narrator (voice)
JBJames Broderick
James Broderick

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