Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
Cast
| Name | Character | |
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Kevin Costner | Jim Garrison |
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Tommy Lee Jones | Clay Shaw |
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Gary Oldman | Lee Harvey Oswald |
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Kevin Bacon | Willie O'Keefe |
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Michael Rooker | Bill Broussard |
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Jack Lemmon | Jack Martin |
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Laurie Metcalf | Susie Cox |
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Sissy Spacek | Liz Garrison |
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Joe Pesci | David Ferrie |
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John Candy | Dean Andrews |
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Pruitt Taylor Vince | Lee Bowers |
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Jay O. Sanders | Lou Ivon |
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Walter Matthau | Senator Long |
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Sally Kirkland | Rose Cheramie |
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Donald Sutherland | X |
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Ed Asner | Guy Bannister |
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Brian Doyle-Murray | Jack Ruby |
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Ray LePere | Zapruder |
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Vincent D'Onofrio | Bill Newman |
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Tom Howard | L. B. J. |
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Lolita Davidovich | Beverly Oliver |
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Jim Garrison | Earl Warren |
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Wayne Knight | Numa Bertel |
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Gary Grubbs | Al Oser |
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Beata Pozniak | Marina Oswald |
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Tony Plana | Carlos Bringuier |
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John William Galt | L. B. J. voice |
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Ron Jackson | FBI Spokesman |
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Sean Stone | Jasper Garrison |
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John S. Davies | Hobo #2 |
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Tomas Milian | Leopoldo |
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Raul Aranas | Angelo |
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Gail Cronauer | Janet Williams |
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Gary Carter | Bill Williams |
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James N. Harrell | Sam Holland |
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Ellen McElduff | Jean Hill |
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Jo Anderson | Julia Ann Mercer |
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Marco Perella | Mercer Interrogator |
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Edwin Neal | Mercer Interrogator |
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Darryl Cox | FBI Agent #2 with Hill |
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T.J. Kennedy | Hill Interrogator |
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J.J. Johnston | Mobster with Broussard |
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R. Bruce Elliott | Bolton Ford Dealer |
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William Larsen | Will Fritz |
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Wayne Tippit | FBI Agent - Frank |
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Dale Dye | General Y |
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Jerry Douglas | Board Room Man |
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Ryan MacDonald | Board Room Man |
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Duane Grey | Board Room Man |
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George R. Robertson | White House Man |
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Baxter Harris | White House Man |
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John Seitz | General Lemnitzer |
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Alex Rodine | White House Man |
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Sam Stoneburner | White House Man |
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Bob Gunton | TV Newsman #3 |
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John Finnegan | Judge Haggerty |
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Walter Breaux | Vernon Bundy |
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Melodee Bowman | FBI Receptionist |
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Peter Maloney | Colonel Finck |
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Richard Rutowski | Fence Shooter |
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Bill Bolender | Prisoner Powell |
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Price Carson | Tippet |
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Gil Glasgow | Tippet Shooter |
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Bob Orwig | Officer Poe |
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Hugh Feagin | Dr. Rose |
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George Kelly | Jerry Johnson Sidekick |
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Victor Kempster | Samuel |
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John Larroquette | Jerry Johnson |
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Maria Mason | Garrison's Secretary |
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Ron Rifkin | Mr. Goldberg (Spiesel) |
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Frank Whaley | Oswald Imposter |
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Kevin Beard | (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Bornstein | Hitman (uncredited) |
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Marie Del Marco | Secretary in Window (uncredited) |
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Alan Donnes | Reporter (uncredited) |
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Orlando Gallegos | Plaza Witness (uncredited) |
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Robert J. Groden | Courtroom Projectionist (uncredited) |
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Chuck Kelley | Dallas County Sherriff (uncredited) |
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Codie Scott | Man in Court (uncredited) |
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Martin Sheen | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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John F. Kennedy | Self (archive footage) |
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Anthony Ramirez | Epileptic |
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Stanley White | B Team Shooter |
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Fidel Castro | Self (archive footage) |
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Jacqueline Kennedy | Self (archive footage) |
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John Connally | Self (archive footage) |
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Richmond Hoxie | TV Reporter |
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Allison Pratt Davis | Elizabeth Garrison |
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Scott Krueger | Snapper Garrison |
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Ngô Đình Diệm | Self - Walking with Stick (archive footage) |
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Agnes Aurelio | D.A. Staff |
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Gary Taggart | Doctor |
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E.J. Morris | Plaza Witness #1 |
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Cheryl Penland | Plaza Witness #2 |
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Jim Gough | Plaza Witness #3 |
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Perry R. Russo | Angry Bar Patron |
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Mike Longman | TV Newsman #1 |
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Ann Strub | Banister's Secretary |
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Pat Perkins | Mattie |
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Amy Long | Virginia Garrison |
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Red Mitchell | Sgt. Harkness |
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Ronald von Klaussen | Hobo #1 |
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Michael Ozag | Hobo #3 |
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John C. Martin | Prison Guard |
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Henri Alciatore | Maitre d' |
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Willem Oltmans | George DeMohrenschildt |
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Roxie M. Frnka | Earlene Roberts |
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Zeke Mills | J.C. Price |
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Ray Redd | Dodd |
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Sally Nystuen Vahle | Mary Moorman |
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Spain Logue | FBI Agent #1 with Hill |
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Carolina McCullough | Stripper |
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Barry Chambers | Man at Firing Range |
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Linda Flores Wade | Sylvia Odio |
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Alec Gifford | TV Newsman #2 |
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Eric A. Vicini | French Reporter |
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Michael Gurievsky | Russian Reporter |
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Caroline Crosthwaite-Eyre | British Reporter |
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Helen Miller | Garrison Receptionist |
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Harold G. Herthum | Coroner |
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Norman Davis | Colonel Reich |
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Errol McLendon | Man with Umbrella |
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Bruce Gelb | Board Room Man |
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Nathan Scott | John Chancler |
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Jorge Fernández | Miguel Torres |
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Doug Jackson | Stage Manager |
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Murray Stokes | F.B.I. Agent at Airport |
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Odin K. Langford | Officer Habighorst |
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John St. Paul | Airport Police Sergeant |
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Roy Barnitt | Irvin F. Dymond |
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Alvin Spicuzza | Bailiff |
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Carolyn T. Wright | Clinton Witness |
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Henry Tull III | Clinton Sheriff |
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Michael Skipper | James Teague |
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I.D. Brickman | Dr. Peters |
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Joseph Nadell | Dr. McClelland |
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Chris Robinson | Dr. Humes |
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Chris Renna | Bethesda Doctor |
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Johnny Brink | Roy Truly |
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David Benn | Kenny O'Donnell |
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Dalton Dearborn | Army General |
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Merlyn Sexton | Admiral Kenney |
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Steve F. Price Jr. | Pathologist #1 |
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Tom Bullock | Pathologist #2 |
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Ruary O'Connell | Pathologist #3 |
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Christopher Kosiciuk | FBI Agent at Autopsy |
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John Reneau | A Team Shooter |
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Larry Melton | Patrolman Joe Smith |
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Carol Farabee | Carolyn Arnold |
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Willie Minor | Bonnie Ray Williams |
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Ted Pennebaker | Arnold Rowland |
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Bill Pickle | Marion Baker |
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Mykel Chaves | Sandra Styles |
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Loys T. Bergeron | Jury Foreman |
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Kristina Hare | Reporter |