JFK is a movie directed by Oliver Stone in 1991 and based on the book On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison, first published in 1988. The movie features Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Joe Pesci, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Book by Jim Marrs
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Storyline
On November 22, 1963, president John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. An investigation concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby acted alone in their respective crimes, but Louisiana district attorney Jim Garrison is skeptical. He discovers there’s more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Movie vs Book
Year
1991
Minutes
189
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb
Year
1988
Pages
407
Book Rate
8.02
S: Goodreads
Book
On the Trail of the Assassins
Author: Jim Garrison
Country: USA
First published in: 1988
Length: 407 pages
Genre: Biography
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“I feel like my brain is more geared towards a novel than it is to a movie.”
KATE BECKINSALE (Actress)
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