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 (1964 film) due to his Marxist beliefs, while Oswald's attorney presents an insanity defense, claiming he suffered from untreated paranoid schizophrenia since adolescence. Since the viewer acts as a juror, no verdict is given. Dallas criminal defense attorney Charles W. Tessmer appears after the film to summarize its contents and encourages viewers to debate among themselves. The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1964 film) The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald is a 1964 American film directed by Larry Buchanan. It is the first speculative trial drama to be produced about Lee Harvey Oswald only a few months after the assassination of John