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2002 American TV series or program
RFK
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Genre
| Historical drama
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Written by
| Hank Steinberg
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Directed by
| Robert Dornhelm
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Starring
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Music by
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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Executive producers
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- Robert Cooper
- Tom Patricia
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Producer
| Mark Winemaker
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Cinematography
| Derick V. Underschultz
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Editor
| Victor Du Bois
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Running time
| 94 minutes
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Production companies
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Network
| FX
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Release
| August 25, 2002
(
2002-08-25
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RFK
is a 2002 American
historical drama
television film
directed by
Robert Dornhelm
and written by
Hank Steinberg
. The film stars
Linus Roache
as
Robert F. Kennedy
.
David Paymer
,
Martin Donovan
,
Jacob Vargas
,
Marnie McPhail
,
Sergio Di Zio
, Sean Sullivan,
Ving Rhames
and
James Cromwell
also star. It premiered on the
FX Network
on August 25, 2002.
The film takes place through the eyes of RFK after his brother
John F. Kennedy
's assassination in 1963.
[1]
As he lives through the loss, he starts to identify himself as a political figure, not just the former president's brother. He makes it official with a
1968 United States presidential election
bid in order, what he says, to "save the
Democratic Party
".
[2]
During his campaign, in which the American people showed great support for him, RFK was shot and killed by pro-Palestinian activist
Sirhan Sirhan
as a statement against Kennedy's unwavering support of
Israel
.
[3]
The film was shot in
Hamilton, Ontario
,
Canada
.
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