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Executive Action

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Executive Action
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PG,1hr 31min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Released:
November 7, 1973
Director:
David Miller
Distributor:
National General Pictures
Starring:
Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Will Geer  ...more
Synopsis: If you think that Oliver Stone invented the "political paranoia" movie, take a glance at Executive Action sometime. Based on Mark Lane's Rush to Judgment, the conspiracy theorist's bible, Executive Action perpetuates the popular urban legend that John F. Kennedy was assassinated at the behest of a right-wing cartel with military and industrial interests. The film further hypothesizes that Lee Harvey Oswald not only didn't pull the trigger, but was also set up as a disposable dupe (this notion wasn't ... Full Synopsis
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Donald Guarisco, AMG Review
A few decades before Oliver Stone made JFK, this taut thriller was the first thriller to explore a conspiracy theory premise about the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The end result holds up surprisingly well. Executive Action remains compelling today because it is a very carefully assembled piece of work. Dalton Trumbo's script features many players and a lot of assassination-based theorizing but ... Full Review
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Burt Lancaster
Farrington
Robert Ryan
Foster
Will Geer
Ferguson
Gilbert Green
Paulitz
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