The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Robert E. Thompson |
Directed by | David Greene |
Starring | Ben Gazzara Lorne Greene Mo Malone John Pleshette |
Music by | Fred Karlin |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Charles Fries |
Producer | Richard Freed[1] |
Production locations | McKinney Square, McKinney, Texas Dealey Plaza - 500 Main Street, Dallas, Texas |
Cinematography | Vilis Lapenieks |
Editor | Allan Jacobs |
Running time | 210 minutes |
Production company | Charles Fries Productions Inc. |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 30, 1977 |
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The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald is an American two-part television film shown on ABC in September 1977.[2] The film stars Ben Gazzara, Lorne Greene[3] and John Pleshette in the title role. It is an example of alternative history.[4] The hypothesis is what might have happened if Lee Harvey Oswald had not been killed by Jack Ruby and had stood trial for the murder of President John F. Kennedy.[5]