Ruby and Oswald November 24, 1963. In a review for "The Washington Times", O'Leary wrote: "The actors and the director succeeded only in making a bore of a weekend that was as exciting as it was horrible." Ruby and Oswald Ruby and Oswald is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film about the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. It stars Michael Lerner and Frederic Forrest. Jack Ruby (Michael Lerner) is a warm-hearted and patriotic nightclub owner, who loves President Kennedy. Lee Harvey Oswald (Frederic Forrest), a troubled loner with a speckled past is looking to merely acquire fame. On November 22, Oswald
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977 film) as a piece of entertainment" and called it a "sorry charade". The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977 film) The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald is an American two-part television film shown on ABC in September 1977. The film stars Ben Gazzara, Lorne Greene and John Pleshette in the title role. It is an example of alternative history. The hypothesis is what might have happened if Lee Harvey Oswald had not been killed by Jack Ruby and had stood trial for the murder of President John F. Kennedy. The film opens sometime in 1964 and Oswald is in a maximum