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Bobby

Bobby

He saw wrong and tried to right it. He saw suffering and tried to heal it. He saw war and tried to stop it.

20066.42h 0m

Overview

In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, hotel manager, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

Directed by Emilio Estevez
Written by Emilio Estevez
Produced by Holly Wiersma, Michel Litvak, Edward Bass
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Top Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

John Casey

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Paul Ebbers

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Nelson

Freddy Rodríguez

Freddy Rodríguez

José Rojas

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Edward Robinson

Heather Graham

Heather Graham

Angela

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan

Diane

Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf

Cooper

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Daryl Timmons

Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone

Miriam Ebbers

Themes & Keywords

hotelpoliticsmarriage crisissenatorlos angeles, californiaxenophobia1960s

About Bobby

Bobby is a drama film released in 2006 exploring themes of hotel, politics, marriage crisis, senator, los angeles, california, xenophobia. Directed by Emilio Estevez, it stars Anthony Hopkins, William H. Macy, Harry Belafonte. In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, hotel manager, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

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