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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

20136.61h 28m

Overview

Revisits President John F. Kennedy's presidential legacy through 21 of the more than 800,000 condolence letters written to Jackie Kennedy after JFK's assassination. Based on a book by Ellen Fitzpatrick

Directed by Bill Couturié
Written by Bill Couturié
Produced by Anne Sandkuhler, Bill Couturié
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Top Cast

Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway

Self - Letter Reader

Bérénice Bejo

Bérénice Bejo

Self - Narrator (voice)

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams

Self - Letter Reader

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

Self - Letter Reader

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Self - Narrator (voice)

Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir

Self - Narrator (voice)

Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain

Self - Letter Reader

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Self - Letter Reader

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Self - Narrator (voice)

John Krasinski

John Krasinski

Self - Letter Reader

Themes & Keywords

usa presidentlettergriefusa politicslegacy

About Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy is a documentary film released in 2013 exploring themes of usa president, letter, grief, usa politics, legacy. Directed by Bill Couturié, it stars Anne Hathaway, Bérénice Bejo, Michelle Williams. Revisits President John F. Kennedy's presidential legacy through 21 of the more than 800,000 condolence letters written to Jackie Kennedy after JFK's assassination. Based on a book by Ellen Fitzpatrick

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