Released ten years after the assassination was the film we are looking at today1973s executive action. In the 1973 movie executive action special forces lingo for assassination of leader snipers played a starring role. Executive action 1973 burt lancaster, robert ryan, will geer. This, another movie fuelling continuing speculation that, to this day, continues to generate doubt and conspiracy theories as to the happening of 22nd. At the end of the film a voiceover tells us that the chances of so many material witnesses to the assassination dying within such a brief period of time was calculated. November 22nd, 1963 destroy all monsters listen download now.
Executive action is a 1973 american conspiracy thriller film about the assassination of united states president john f. Based on mark lanes rush to judgment, the conspiracy theorists bible, executive action perpetuates the popular urban legend that john f. The possibility is frightening rogue intelligence agents, rightwing politicians, greedy capitalists, and freelance assassins plot and carry out the jfk assassination in this speculative agitprop. Executive action 1973 burt lancaster robert ryan region 2. A possible list of executive action operations may include an attempt to kill fidel castro using a. Mixing narriative segments with newsreel footage, the film tells the story of a group of powerful men who plot the assasination. Kennedy was assassinated at the behest of a rightwing cartel with military and industrial interests. Watch executive action online stream full movie directv. Feb 10, 20 jfk executive action feature film 1973 clip jim citizen. The film opens in a fancy officewhich, by the way, im pretty sure is the same office used by tim mathesons character in fletch where a group of. Executive action 1973 david miller, burt lancaster, robert ryan, will geer, crime, drama, history october 31, 2015 a dramatization about how the high level covert conspirators in the jfk assassination might have planned and plotted the assassination based on the data and facts of the case.
Predecessor to oliver stones jfk this film was one of the first to present an alternative to the warren report version of events. Dec 10, 2014 executive action got people sued, i feel that it was the same treatment put upon jfk later refute, discount and dispute endlessly. Rent executive action 1973 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Kennedy, written by dalton trumbo, mark lane, and donald freed, and directed by david miller. With burt lancaster, robert ryan, will geer, gilbert green. Executive action, uses a lot news footage interweaved with scenes,of the charactors conspiring. Rent executive action 1973 starring burt lancaster and robert ryan on dvd and bluray. Kennedy assassination drama, written by the leading conspiracy theorist mark lane, with donald freed and dalton trumbo, executive action, starring burt lancaster, robert ryan and will geer.
Executive action by david miller burt lancaster, robert. His last film was also the very first kennedy assassination conspiracy film. The film further hypothesizes that lee harvey oswald not only didnt pull the trigger, but was also set up as a disposable dupe this notion wasnt even new in 1973. Dalton trumbo screenplay, donald freed story stars. Read more about the 1973 chilean coup buy the various trials of lee harvey oswald watch frank sinatra in suddenly watch the trailer for timequest watch the trailer for virtual jfk music. We were taken behind the scenes and shown how snipers. Executive action zapruder jfk assassination nwo illuminati. Feb 26, 2016 executive action 1973 pg 1h 31min crime, drama, history 7 november 1973 usa rogue intelligence agents, rightwing politicians, greedy capitalists, and freelance assassins plot and carry out the jfk assassination in this speculative agitprop. First they must recruit and train a shooter, then frame lee harvey oswald. Feb 26, 2014 released ten years after the assassination was the film we are looking at today1973s executive action.
Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Kennedy growing more liberal and humanitarian in his policies, a shadowy cabal of texas oil magnates, hardline conservatives, intelligence. A cabal is a group of persons united in some close design, usually to promote their private views and interests in church or state by intrigue. It wasnt, but it was made on an extremely low budget and didnt have a long run in the theatres. Miller had previously worked with trumbo on his film lonely are the brave 1962. Executive action 1973 is a film which mark lane helped to write. The original vhs is a collector item so im keeping it for that reason. The year was 1973, and the watergate scandal was beginning to eat away at the nixon administration. Kennedy growing more liberal and humanitarian in his policies, a shadowy cabal of texas oil magnates, hardline conservatives, intelligence agents and rogue operatives meet to discuss possible action. Total number of members who have this title in their. The film opens in a fancy officewhich, by the way, im pretty sure is the same office used by tim mathesons character in fletch where a group of men have gathered to discuss some sinister plans.
This movie was a different animal it caught the public off guard it was different from anything that came out in 1973. Chilling conspiracy to assassinate john f kennedy by a cabal of rich businessmen with the backing of certain individuals in the intelligence community. When i first viewed this film,it looked like it was made for tv, but thanks to the dvd, it was not, the disc is a exellent transfer, probably the original film had a limited release not surprising as it was released in nineteen seventy three. Executive action, 1973 starring burt lancaster scripted from the book rush to judgement by mark lane first film to challenge the warren commissions lone gunman theory. Cabals are secret organizations, its usage carries. Executive action 1973 movie clip much of this film. Executive action is een amerikaans misdaaddrama uit 1973 dat geregisseerd werd door david miller. To sum up, executive action is smart and engaging film that is worth seeing for anyone interested in intelligent politicalminded thrillers. Executive action 1973 posters the movie database tmdb. It is said that these operations may have been conducted by the cias division d, a subsection of the agencys directorate of operations. Its designed to convince you that the movie s version of the kennedy assassination could be true.
It was released in november of 1973 and quickly removed from theaters. The swaggering foster robert ryan wants jfk dead, but the mysterious and powerful ferguson will geer rebuffs the idea. Burt lancaster gives a very convincing performance as the man who facilitates the executive action. Imdb film ozeti rogue intelligence agents, rightwing politicians, greedy capitalists, and freelance assassins plot and c. Kennedys assassination, were looking at executive action, one of the first films to tackle the events of 11221963. This makes millers 1973 film a direct precursor of stones 1991 epic jfk, which spins out a likeminded story in far more detail. Executive action remains compelling today because it is a very carefully assembled piece of work. Executive action 1973 february 24, 2016 by srogouski in film, male film directors 4 comments dalton trumbo, the blacklisted communist screenwriter recently portrayed by bryan cranston in the film trumbo, had such a long and varied career in film that its hard to keep track of all the screenplays he wrote.
We also talk about related films such as jfk, flashpoint, the price of power and more. Publication date 201401 usage public domain mark 1. Executive action by david miller burt lancaster, robert ryan, will. Jfk executive action feature film 1973 clip youtube. I saw executive action in the theater soon after its release in 1973 and was so impressed with this film that i had to have my own personal copy of it. Executive action makes a plausible case for its hypothesis that a rightwing conspiracy plotted the assassination to rescue the country from a democratic administration with a liberal slant. At the end of the film a voiceover tells us that the chances of so many material witnesses to the assassination dying within such a brief. Richard nixon screened this film at camp david sometime in january of 1974. Executive action the first jfk movie northwest research. Executive action 1973 in 1963, with president john f. Burt lancaster stars in this fictional account of a plot against president kennedy by a powerful group of political conspirators who object to his foreign and domestic policies. Executive action is a 1973 american conspiracy thriller film about the assassination of united. When you walk out of executive action, they give you an eightpage newspaper filled with photographs, charts, footnotes and crossreferences to the warren report.
Executive action the 1973 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Dalton trumbos script features many players and a lot of assassinationbased theorizing but it never becomes confusing because he focuses its many elements around a line of reasoning that drives the proposed conspiracy and takes a breathless. Jfk executive action feature film 1973 clip jim citizen. Executive action is a term that may have been used by the central intelligence agency starting in the early 1950s. Executive action 1973 burt lancaster, robert ryan, will. However as judge garrison had done, more information was released to you and i. Executive action on dvd 085391177470 from warner bros directed by david miller. Executive action film 1973 jfk assassination general.
Executive action 1973 david miller, burt lancaster. Executive action by david miller burt lancaster, robert ryan. If you think that oliver stone invented the political paranoia movie, take a glance at executive action sometime. Executive action 1973 movie clip much of this film is. Rogue intelligence agents, rightwing politicians, greedy capitalists, and freelance assassins plot and carry out the jfk assassination in this speculative agitprop. Drama thriller film geregisseerd door david miller. Executive action 1973 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Eventually the hsca arose of the uproar by public demand, we all know the job done then aborted by flakey blakey. Executive action, dvd, widescreen, subtitled, action adventure, 085391177470. Before the movie jfk, there was executive action, made in 1973.
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