RFK (2002)
August 25, 2002Release Date
RFK (2002)
August 25, 2002Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Linus Roache
Robert F. Kennedy
James Cromwell
President Lyndon Baines Johnson
David Paymer
Dick Goodwin
Martin Donovan
John F. Kennedy
Ving Rhames
Judge Jones
Robert Dornhelm
Director
Sean Sullivan
Steve Smith
Hank Steinberg
Writer
Sergio Di Zio
Adam Walinsky
Brock Jolliffe
Special Effects Coordinator
Mark Winemaker
Producer
Marnie McPhail
Ethel Kennedy
John Dondertman
Production Design
Jacob Vargas
Cesar Chavez
Judith Goodwin
Evelyn Lincoln
Rosalie Board
Set Decoration
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 25, 2002
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Filming LocationsHamilton, Canada
Genres
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RFK is a 2002 American biographical historical drama television film directed by Robert Dornhelm and written by Hank Steinberg. The film stars Linus Roache as Robert F. Kennedy. David Paymer, Martin Donovan, Jacob Vargas, Marnie McPhail, Sergio Di Zio, Sean Sullivan, Ving Rhames and James Cromwell also star. It premiered on the FX Network on August 25, 2002.
The film takes place through the eyes of RFK 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 1968 United States presidential election bid in order, what he says, to "save the Democratic Party". During his campaign, in which the American people showed great support for him, RFK was shot and killed by pro-Palestinian activist Sirhan Sirhan as a statement against Kennedy's unwavering support of Israel.
The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.