The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

Not a Newsreel...A Full Length Motion Picture, Filmed Secretly in Dallas

1964 · 94 min · ★ 5.2 · Drama

The Dallas trial of Lee Harvey Oswald, President John F. Kennedy's alleged assassin, is enacted as it might have occurred. After the defense enters pleas of "not guilty" and "not guilty by reason of insanity," 23 witnesses for the prosecution testify. No verdict is returned.

Directed by Larry Buchanan · Written by Larry Buchanan

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