Bobby Kennedy for President
Television series | |
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Original title | Bobby Kennedy for President |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Production company |
RadicalMedia LOOKSfilm Trilogy Films |
length | 4 × 60 minutes |
Episodes | 4 ( list ) |
genre | documentation |
Director | Dawn Porter |
production | Nestan Behrens Ben Cotner Gunnar Dedio Adam Del Deo Jon Kamen Laura Michalchyshyn Lisa Nishimura Dawn Porter Dave Sirulnick Justin Wilkes |
camera | Bob Richman |
Initial release | April 27, 2018 on Netflix |
Bobby Kennedy for President is a documentary series exploring the political rise of Senator Robert Kennedy in the 1960s. The four-part series was released on Netflix on April 27, 2018 .
Director-producer Dawn Porter's series explores Kennedy's political history, including his 1968 presidential campaign that ended with his assassination on June 5, 1968 .
In addition to archival footage, the show interviewed dozens of people who were in Kennedy's circle at any given time, including Rep. John Lewis , Dolores Huerta , Harry Belafonte , Marian Wright Edelman, and William Vanden Heuvel.
Episode list
No. | German title | Original title | Summary |
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1 | A new generation | A new generation | Robert F. Kennedy is working on his brother John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. |
2 | I want to do a service | I'd like to serve | After his brother is murdered, Kennedy is elected to the US Senate. |
3 | You only get one life | You Only Get One Time Around | Kennedy begins his presidential campaign until he is murdered at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles three months after the start of the election campaign . |
4th | Justice for Bobby | Justice for Bobby | After Kennedy's murder, his family, friends and supporters mourn and his killer is on trial. |
On April 27, 2018, all episodes were published simultaneously on Netflix. |
Individual evidence
- ^ Sophie Gilbert: What If Robert F. Kennedy Had Become President? In: The Atlantic. April 30, 2018, accessed July 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Addie Morfoot: Netflix Nabs 'Bobby Kennedy for President' Documentary Series (EXCLUSIVE). In: Variety. March 16, 2018, accessed July 10, 2019 .
- ^ Daniel Fienberg: 'Bobby Kennedy for President': TV Review. In: The Hollywood Reporter. April 15, 2018, accessed July 10, 2019 .
- ^ Brian Lowry: 'Bobby Kennedy for President' adds to rich trove of Kennedy lore. In: CNN Entertainment. April 26, 2018, accessed July 10, 2019 .
Web links
- Bobby Kennedy for President on Netflix
- Bobby Kennedy for President in the Internet Movie Database (English)