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  • Actors: Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Sissy Spacek
  • Directors: Oliver Stone
  • Writers: Oliver Stone, Jim Garrison, Jim Marrs, Zachary Sklar
  • Producers: A. Kitman Ho, Arnon Milchan, Clayton Townsend
  • Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, French
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Arabic
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 1 Jun 2006
  • Run Time: 181 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CZ6Q
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,161 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Not a John F Kennedy biopic, but a film of New Orleans' attorney Jim Garrison's investigation into the President's assassination, JFK is that rarest of things, a modern Hollywood drama which credits the audience with serious intelligence and ultimately proves itself a great film. Oliver Stone's film has the archetypal story, visual scale and substance to match; not just a gripping real-life conspiracy thriller, but a fable for the fall of the American dream (a theme further explored by the director in Nixon and Any Given Sunday). JFK doesn't reveal exactly what happened in Dallas on 22 November 1963--those who knew generally took their secrets to the grave--but marshals a vast wealth of facts and plausible theories, trusting the audience to draw its own conclusions. Following less than a year after Dances With Wolves (1990), these two epics mark the high point of Kevin Costner's career and the vast supporting cast here, including Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Sissy Spacek and Donald Sutherland, is superb. Quite simply the best American political film ever made. --Gary S Dalkin


Special Features

2.35 Wide Screen
DVD 9
French\Italian
English\Italian
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English French Italian
Dolby Digital 5.1
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Arabic\Bulgarian\Dutch\English\French\German\Italian\Portuguese\Romanian\Spanish
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive conspiracy angles, 11 Oct 2004
By R Jess "Raymond Jess" (Limerick, Ireland.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JFK [VHS] [1992] (VHS Tape)
'Platoon' may be more visceral and 'Natural Born Killers' more shocking, but 'JFK' has to be Oliver Stone's most controversial film. Lambasted by many in the mainstream media, it nevertheless raises important and insightful questions about the Kennedy assisination. Throughout the film Stone uses a ton of different fast-cutting cinematic styles, conveying the complexity of the conspiracy inolved. The script is a welter of information and Stone cunningly uses an all-star cast to make the audience more comfortable with what's going on and make us digest the story more easily. Stone wants his audience to relive the experience as much as possible, but the MTV-style of B&W and colour contrast gives a false sense of hysteria.

Stone's script also has it's drawbacks. Although piercingly articulate in the characters' analysis of the why's and how's of the assasination, the script descends into cliche when dealing with the drama of Garrison's home-life (presumably a ruse by Stone to make the shady Garrison more human to his audience).

Although Stone's critics are many and range from the populist to the academic, few filmmakers can say that they've had a verifibale impact on the politics of their nation. The Assination Records Review Board was appointed by President Clinton and in their final report in 1998, it specifically credited 'JFK' with stirring up public opinion to pressure Congress into setting up the Review Board. Unlike the vast majority of other American filmmakers you have to admit that Stone's movies pack a social and political punch, whether you agree with him or not.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Easily Oliver Stone's best work, 20 Feb 2002
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He peaked with JFK and has been going downhill ever since, but that doesn't diminish the greatness of this film. Some of the scenes look quite out of place to a native Dallasite (born and raised) but someone who doesn't know what Dallas looks like then OR now won't know the difference. In all fairness, the city has changed substantially since 1963 and I'm still amazed that Stone persuaded the city to paint buildings in Dealey Plaza to look as they did on that day. But I digress. Having read "On The Trail Of The Assassins," the book this film is based on, I was delighted and enthralled to see the characters and dialogue from Jim Garrison's book spring to life. Kevin Costner, though not my favorite actor, manages to convey Garrison's passionate search for the truth, but the real stars in this film are the supporting cast. Tommy Lee Jones is fabulous as the effeminate Clay Shaw, Sissy Spacek is terrific as Garrison's harassed wife, and Joe Pesci is outstanding as the paranoid David Ferrie. Look even more closely and you'll see Laurie Metcalf, who is easily one of the most underrated actresses of all time, anchoring the investigative team in a supporting role that should have won her an Oscar. The cinematography is superb, mixing actual autopsy photos of Kennedy and actual footage of the day of the assassination with live action scenes and stills from the present-day. Everything fits together effortlessly, and though the film easily exceeds two hours and most DVD pressings require you to turn it over halfway through, you'll still be on the edge of your seat, unwilling to even pause it to go to the toilet, because you are so anxious to find out what happens next. Easily the best American political film ever made.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars How to make fact from fiction, 22 Dec 2003
By A. Drummond (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is one fantastically made film, Stone mixes his own fictional footage with genuine historical footage until you don't know which one is the truth, this powerful movie bombards you with information and will not stop. Throughout the film, Garrison (Costner) and his team put foreward every conspiracy theory known to man (aside from Elvis at the Grassy-Knoll) before deciding on their prefered option and hammering it home in a riveting final court-room scene.
I for one don't believe that Lyndon Johnson was waiting for a call from Clay Shaw saying "Kennedy's been killed and I want my money". Oliver Stone is not a historian and this is not history, as Stone said, this film is merely a counter-myth to the myth that is the Warren Report and that is what it does. One only has to watch the trial scene to realise that the Warren Report was fiction and although Garrison's proposition of a government-planned conspiracy is a little off, it does make you think and that is what a good film should do.
The supporting cast is excellent with Tommy-Lee Jones earning a Best Supporting-Actor Oscar, the music is superb and powerfully atmospheric.
A good buy for anyone who likes to think and an ideal subject for discussion
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Bought this as I'd literally worn away my VHS version...I know it's a "there's no proof any of this happened" kinda film... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nibz

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent cinematography - historical fiction
The brilliance in this film's production is that, by the artful interweaving of historical footage with the dramatic scenes, the finished product seems like an insightful,... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Elizabeth G. Melillo

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning
A brilliant, clever, exciting picture. What people forget is that it's a "FICTIONAL FILM" Oliver Stone has never said its real. I believe it but thats just me. A stunning picture
Published 17 months ago by J. Huyton

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Stone Conspiracy Theory Movie
Films like this really come along rarely, the type of film which is both engaging, well- paced and based on historical fact. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2007 by Jay

5.0 out of 5 stars Who Killed JFK?
Who killed J.F.K.? This is the question that this film asks and it tries to answer. Using flashback images and eyewitness accounts, Oliver Stone weaves a tale that makes us... Read more
Published on 4 May 2007 by Ms. N. P. Dougan

5.0 out of 5 stars compelling movie...
Even if you know nothing about the whole Kennedy era, you'll enjoy this most compelling movie. November 22nd 1963 must be perceived as a turning point which led toward the decline... Read more
Published on 16 Jul 2006 by Mr. I. Mcdougall

3.0 out of 5 stars A good 'Hollywood' film
I watched this film before reading any books on the murder of JFK and thoroughly enjoyed it. Costner fulfils the role very well and makes you believe all of what is being said -... Read more
Published on 23 April 2006 by Mark A. Botham

4.0 out of 5 stars Conspire to buy JFK
Oliver Stone is always up to the task of bringing cruel history to the big screen ( his next film is about 9/11 ). Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2005 by Kenneth R. Bowie

5.0 out of 5 stars COMPELING !!
Scene after scene which lives in the memory for years after watching the film, great performances from Tommy Lee JOnes and Joe Peci as expected but also so many others, John... Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2005 by amsterdamer

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Film, Terrible History
Much has been made of this film, its qualities and its historical accuracy. Even the most ardent defenders of the films point of view (that Kennedy was killed by a monster plot)... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2005 by Mr. A. E. Hall

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