John F. Kennedy's years as president.John F. Kennedy's years as president.John F. Kennedy's years as president.
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Gregory Peck
- Narrator
- (voice)
Fidel Castro
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
John Glenn
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Lyndon B. Johnson
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
John Kennedy Jr.
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Caroline Kennedy
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Jacqueline Kennedy
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Robert F. Kennedy
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Ted Kennedy
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Alan Shepard
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Earl Warren
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe film, produced by the United States Information Agency, was not intended for general public viewing, but it received such good advance notices that the agency eventually let Embassy Pictures release it to theaters. A soundtrack album, featuring both music and narration, was made in both mono and stereo by Capitol Records.
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Offscreen Narrator: But the word that very few spoke, and the word with perhaps the greatest truth, was the word "prejudice". And most of the United States knew there was prejudice and wanted it to end. But even as the signs came down, the prejudice did not end.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Nowhere to Run (1978)
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When I saw this film, I was sitting on the lawn at the Ambassador's Residence, in the Dominican Republic in early 1965. As such, Embassies were given a pre-screening, if you will. Diplomatic families, US citizens & other invitees were privy to this presentation. As a teenager, I missed JFK and was swept up in the production. I do remember thinking it was lovingly offered...and wondered how others might react that were not citizens. I had lived in Santo Domingo for some months at that time, only to be evacuated in late Spring of 1965 due to the revolution. As an adult now, I look forward to viewing this government film again...from hindsight:)
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums (1965) officially released in Canada in English?
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