J.F.K.: A One-Man Show

J.F.K.: A One-Man Show

8.0IMDb Score
Released:1984-06-20
Duration:90 min
Director:Frank Perry
Actors:Walter Cronkite, Mike Farrell
Production:PBS

Overview:

Dramatization of the career of John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

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