RFK (film)

RFK
Directed by	Robert Dornhelm
Written by	Hank Steinberg
Starring	Linus Roache James Cromwell David Paymer Martin Donovan Ving Rhames Kevin Hare Sean Gregory Sullivan Sergio Di Zio Marnie McPhail Jacob Vargas
Production company	Artisan Television
Distributed by	20th Century Fox Television
Release dates	August 25, 2002 (2002-08-25)
Running time	94 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

RFK is an American TV film directed by Robert Dornhelm released in 2002. It takes place through the eyes of Robert F. Kennedy after his brother John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963. As he lives through the loss, he starts to identify himself as a political figure, not just the former President's brother. He makes it official with a Presidential bid in 1968 to what he says was to "save the Democratic Party." During his campaign, in which the American people showed great support for him, RFK was, according to the film, shot and killed by Sirhan Sirhan.

The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.^[1]

Cast

• Robert F. Kennedy - Linus Roache
• Lyndon B. Johnson - James Cromwell
• Dick Goodwin - David Paymer
• John F. Kennedy - Martin Donovan
• Judge Jones - Ving Rhames
• Edward "Ted" Kennedy - Kevin Hare
• Stephen Edward Smith - Sean Sullivan
• Adam Walinsky - Sergio Di Zio
• Ethel Kennedy - Marnie McPhail
• Cesar Chavez - Jacob Vargas
• Sheriff - Rodger Barton
• Rose Kennedy - Corinne Conley
• John A. McCone - Phil Craig
• Jordan - Jordan Fennell
• Mayor - Neil Foster
• Joseph Kennedy, Sr. - David Gardner
• Evelyn Lincoln - Judith Goodwin
• Stand-up Reporter - Nigel Hamer
• Peter Edelman - Jonathan Higgins
• Reporter #1 - David Huband
• Mr. Murphy - Bill Lake
• Reporter #2 - Colm Magner
• Painter - Dwight McFee
• Reporter #3 - Michael Rhoades
• Joshua's Mother - Kim Roberts
• Speech Therapist - Sheila Shotton
• Priest - Fernando Valladares
• Joshua - Joshua Watkis
• Dr. Coles - Timm Zemanek

References

External links

• RFK at the Internet Movie Database

Robert F. Kennedy
November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968 United States Senator from New York, 1965–1968 64th United States Attorney General, 1961–1964
Life	1948 Palestine visit Senate Committee investigation of Labor and Management Cuban Missile Crisis ExComm Civil Rights Freedom Riders Voter Education Project Baldwin-Kennedy meeting 1964 Democratic National Convention Mississippi Delta tour Kennedy Compound Hickory Hill home
Speeches	Law Day Address (1961) Day of Affirmation Address (1966) Conflict in Vietnam and at Home (1968) University of Kansas (1968) Ball State (1968) On the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (1968) "On the Mindless Menace of Violence" (1968)
Books	The Enemy Within (1960) The Pursuit of Justice (1964) To Seek a Newer World (1967) Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (1969)
Assassination	Sirhan Sirhan Ambassador Hotel Conspiracy theories Gravesite
Legacy and memorials	Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Human Rights Award Journalism Award Book Award Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Landmark for Peace Memorial Kennedy–King College Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge
Popular culture	Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963 documentary) Robert Kennedy Remembered (1968 documentary) "Abraham, Martin and John" (1968 song) The Missiles of October (1974 docudrama) Kennedy (1983 miniseries) Blood Feud (1983 film) Prince Jack (1985 film) Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985 miniseries) Hoover vs. The Kennedys (1987 miniseries) Thirteen Days (2000 film) RFK (2002 film) Bobby (2006 film) RFK Must Die (2007 documentary) The Kennedys (2011 miniseries) Ethel (2012 documentary)
Electoral	1964 U.S. Senate election 1968 Presidential campaign primaries Boiler Room Girls
Family, family tree	Ethel Skakel (wife) Kathleen Kennedy (daughter) Joseph P. Kennedy (son) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (son) David Kennedy (son) Courtney Kennedy (daughter) Michael Kennedy (son) Kerry Kennedy (daughter) Chris Kennedy (son) Max Kennedy (son) Doug Kennedy (son) Rory Kennedy (daughter) Joseph P. Kennedy III (grandson) Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (father) Rose Kennedy (mother) Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (brother) John F. Kennedy (brother presidency) Rosemary Kennedy (sister) Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish (sister) Eunice Kennedy Shriver (sister) Patricia Kennedy Lawford (sister) Jean Kennedy Smith (sister) Ted Kennedy (brother) Patrick J. Kennedy (grandfather) John F. Fitzgerald (grandfather)