Executive Action (1973) On DVD
Actor: Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Will Geer, Gilbert Green, John Anderson
Director: David Miller
Genre: Action/Adventure
Year: 1973
Studio: Warner Brothers
Length: 91
Released: October 23, 2007
Rating: Parental Guidance (MPAA Rating)
Format: DVD
Misc: NTSC, Color
Language: English
Subtitles : French, English
DESCRIPTION:
As JFK-conspiracy movies go, Executive Action is distinguished by being one of the earliest and one of the best. This speculative drama draws together some of the theories floating around in 1973 and lay them out in dry, unadorned fashion. At the center of the conspiracy is a group of right-wing muckymucks who quietly plan the assassination of the president (thanks to their fears about Vietnam, civil rights, and whatever else might be handy). Burt Lancaster is the most prominent name in the cast, although the film gets much of its gravity from the weathered presence of Robert Ryan, the superb character actor who died not long after completing the project. Will Geer and John Anderson are also in on the plot. Scripted by Hollywood pro (and former blacklistee) Dalton Trumbo, the film is unrelentingly grim, but there's something about its very flatness that makes it that much eerier. Oliver Stone would take the opposite approach in his pinwheeling JFK, but this simple accounting is just as creepy.
Actor: Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Will Geer, Gilbert Green, John Anderson
Director: David Miller
Genre: Action/Adventure
Year: 1973
Studio: Warner Brothers
Length: 91
Released: October 23, 2007
Rating: Parental Guidance (MPAA Rating)
Format: DVD
Misc: NTSC, Color
Language: English
Subtitles : French, English
DESCRIPTION:
As JFK-conspiracy movies go, Executive Action is distinguished by being one of the earliest and one of the best. This speculative drama draws together some of the theories floating around in 1973 and lay them out in dry, unadorned fashion. At the center of the conspiracy is a group of right-wing muckymucks who quietly plan the assassination of the president (thanks to their fears about Vietnam, civil rights, and whatever else might be handy). Burt Lancaster is the most prominent name in the cast, although the film gets much of its gravity from the weathered presence of Robert Ryan, the superb character actor who died not long after completing the project. Will Geer and John Anderson are also in on the plot. Scripted by Hollywood pro (and former blacklistee) Dalton Trumbo, the film is unrelentingly grim, but there's something about its very flatness that makes it that much eerier. Oliver Stone would take the opposite approach in his pinwheeling JFK, but this simple accounting is just as creepy.
| Product Name | Executive Action (1973) On DVD |
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| This item is returnable | No |
