R. F. K. Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy

Synopsis

5 June, 1968: Robert Kennedy wins the California democratic primary and is set to challenge Nixon for the White House. Moments later, he is assassinated by 24-year-old Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan.

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 project: Features
Running time: 139 mins
Format: DigiBeta
Director: Shane O' Sullivan
Producer: Shane O' Sullivan
Editor: Shane O' Sullivan
Director of Photography: George Dougherty
Composer: 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

Genre

Northern Irish

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

E2 Films

46 Nichols Court
10 Cremer Street
London E2 8HR
UK

T +44 (0)20 7613 2639

shane.osullivan@virgin.net

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www.rfkmustdie.com

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