R. F. K. Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy
Synopsis
But even under hypnosis, Sirhan has never been able to remember the shooting and leading psychiatrists believe he was a 'Manchurian Candidate', hypnotically programmed to kill Kennedy.
Now, newly-discovered film and photographs appear to show three senior CIA operatives at the crime-scene, suggesting the CIA was behind the assassination.
A disturbing new investigative documentary based on O’ Sullivan’s reports for BBC Newsnight and The Guardian. Accompanying book to be published by a major US publisher on the 40th anniversary of the assassination in June, 2008.
Details
- Year
- 2008
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 139 mins
- Format
- DigiBeta
- Director
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Shane O' Sullivan
- Producer
- Shane O' Sullivan
- Editor
- Shane O' Sullivan
- Director of Photography
- George Dougherty
- Music
- Pyratek
- Principal cast
- Robert Kennedy, Sirhan Sirhan, Munir Sirhan, Paul Schrade, Dr Herbert Spiegel, Sandra Serrano, Dr Herbert Spiegel, Bradley Ayers, Haynes Johnson, Wayne Smith, Ed Lopez, Robert Blair Kaiser, Lawrence Teeter, David Rabern, Evan Freed, Vincent Di Pierro, Michael McCowan
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Production Status
Production Company
E2 Films
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