The Kennedys
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Kennedys |
| Original title | The Kennedys |
 | |
| Country of production |
Canada , United States |
| original language | English |
| year | 2011 |
| Production company |
Muse Entertainment Asylum Entertainment Shaw Media |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 8 in 1 season ( list ) |
| First broadcast | April 3, 2011 (USA / Canada) on History Television / ReelzChannel |
| German-language first broadcast |
July 26, 2012 on arte |
| occupation | |
The Kennedys is a Canadian-US television miniseries in eight parts of 45 minutes each about the Kennedy family .
The main roles are played by Greg Kinnear , Katie Holmes , Barry Pepper and Tom Wilkinson .
Cast and dubbing
The German synchronization was at the Studio Hamburg synchronous to dialogue books and under the dialogue director of Jens Wawrczeck created.
| role | Role description | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy | US President | Greg Kinnear | Bernd Vollbrecht |
| Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis | Wife of the president | Katie Holmes | Dascha Lehmann |
| Joseph P. Kennedy | Father of the president | Tom Wilkinson | Rainer Schmitt |
| Rose Kennedy | Mother of the president | Diana Hardcastle | Monika Barth |
| Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. | Elder brother of the President | Gabriel Hogan | Martin Lohmann |
| Robert F. Kennedy | Younger brother of the President and Minister of Justice | Barry Pepper | Samuel Weiss |
| Ethel Kennedy | Wife of the Minister of Justice | Kristin Booth | Frauke Poolman |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | US Vice President | Don Allison | Eberhard Haar |
| J. Edgar Hoover | FBI boss | Enrico Colantoni | Stephan Benson |
| Abraham Bolden | Secret Service agent | Rothaford Gray | |
| Frank Sinatra | Singer and entertainer | Chris Diamantopoulos | Sascha Draeger |
| Marilyn Monroe | Singer and film actress | Charlotte Sullivan | |
| Sam Giancana | mafioso | Serge Houde | Holger Mahlich |
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The patriarch | A Father's Great Expectations | Apr 3, 2011 | July 26, 2012 | Jon Cassar | Stephen Kronish |
| Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., US Ambassador to London in 1938, tries to keep the USA out of the Second World War and openly supports the Munich Agreement against the opposition of President Franklin D. Roosevelt . Roosevelt calls for Kennedy's resignation in 1940. Joe's son Jack served aboard PT speedboat 109 during the war , and his older brother Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. died in Operation Aphrodite . Father joe sr. wants Jack to be president someday. | ||||||
| 2 | Election campaign | Shared victories, private struggles | Apr 3, 2011 | July 26, 2012 | Jon Cassar | Stephen Kronish |
| Supported by his father, Jack was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1946 and to the United States Senate in 1952. Jack marries Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953 , who had been warned by her mother that Jack would cheat on her with other women. Jack wins the 1960 US presidential election. The relationship between Bobby and his father is strained. Jackie is threatened with divorce because of Jack's repeated infidelity, but Joe promises her a million dollars if she stays. | ||||||
| 3 | The Bay of Pigs disaster | Failed Invasion, Failed Fidelity | Apr 5, 2011 | July 26, 2012 | Jon Cassar | Stephen Kronish |
| John F. Kennedy Jr. is born and according to his father's wishes, Bobby is appointed Minister of Justice . In this role he clashes with FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover . Jack witnesses the failed Bay of Pigs invasion . Rose Kennedy and Jackie feel what it is like to be married to a powerful man. Hoover shows the Kennedy brothers photos of Jack's affair with Judith Campbell Exner , who has ties to organized crime . | ||||||
| 4th | Organised crime | Broken Promises and Deadly Barriers | Apr 6, 2011 | Aug 2, 2012 | Jon Cassar | Stephen Kronish |
| In Chicago, before the 1960 presidential election, father Joe got involved with Mafia gangster Sam Giancana to secure Jack the Illinois vote. In the White House , the president experiences increasing complaints from Addison's disease and turns to doctor Max Jacobson for amphetamine injections. Jackie struggles to find a balance between her family and her role as first lady . Bobby is preparing to fight organized crime. The government observes Soviet troop movements on the borders of East Berlin , which ultimately lead to the city being sealed off. | ||||||
| 5 | Race riots | Moral Issues and Inner Turmoil | Apr 7, 2011 | Aug 2, 2012 | Jon Cassar | Stephen Kronish |
| In the summer of 1961, with growing ethnic tensions, Jack turned to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson for help . The racial segregation problem escalated when James Meredith attempts to enroll at the white-only University of Mississippi . Governor Ross R. Barnett and the Ku Klux Klan heat up the mob, prompting Jack to deploy the US Marshals and then the National Guard . Jackie's addiction to amphetamines is increasing. Joe suffers a severe stroke. | ||||||
| 6th | The Cuban Missile Crisis | On the Brink of War | Apr 8, 2011 | Aug 2, 2012 | Jon Cassar | Stephen Kronish |
| The discovery of Soviet missile bases in Cuba and the subsequent Cuban missile crisis push Jack to his limits. His marriage is also about to end. | ||||||
| 7th | The assassination | The Countdown to Tragedy | Apr 10, 2011 | Aug 9, 2012 | Jon Cassar | Stephen Kronish |
| Jack and Jackie lose their newborn son Patrick. Joe watches live on TV as Jack is shot dead by ex-Marine Lee Harvey Oswald . | ||||||
| 8th | Time of mourning | The Aftermath: A Family's Curse of Misfortune and Heartbreak | Apr 10, 2011 | Aug 9, 2012 | Jon Cassar | Stephen Kronish |
| Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald , also live on TV. Jackie marries Aristotle Onassis . In 1968 Bobby was murdered by the Jordanian Sirhan Sirhan . | ||||||
Awards
The FAZ critic praised: “Good craftsmanship, best actors”.
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Television Film 2012
- Emmy 2011 for Barry Pepper
- Gemini Awards 2011
Web links
- Official website (English)
- The Kennedys in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Kennedys. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on December 4, 2018 .
- ↑ JOCHEN HIEBER: The president was his father's third choice - FAZ, July 26 2012