The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

The bizarre story behind the man accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy and what might have happened had he been brought to trial.

Cast

Ben Gazzara

as Anson 'Kip' Roberts

Lorne Greene

as Matthew Arnold Watson

Frances Lee McCain

as Jan Holder

Lawrence Pressman

as Paul Ewbank

Charles Robinson

as Melvin Johnson

George Wyner

as Ed Blandings

Mo Malone

as Marina Oswald

John Pleshette

as Lee Harvey Oswald

Annabelle Weenick

as Oswald's Mother

William Jordan

as James Kleist

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