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When Robert F. Kennedy was U.S. attorney general, his wife, Ethel, would take their children to the FBI building to watch sharpshooters at target practice. It was fun for the kids, though they risked running into FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, who disliked Robert Kennedy and didn’t care for children. So when Ethel came across a suggestion box, she wrote, “Get a new director,” on a piece of paper, and slipped it in the slot.
Directed by her Emmy-winning daughter, Rory Kennedy (HBO’s “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib”), ETHEL celebrates the remarkable life of the Kennedy matriarch, highlighted by revealing, little-known anecdotes from those who know her best: her family. Debuting THURSDAY, OCT. 18 (9:00-10:45 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO, the feature-length documentary had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Original Release
01/20/2012
US Release
01/20/2012
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ethel Kennedy | Self |
| Ralph Bunche | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Fidel Castro | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Cesar Chavez | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Walter Cronkite | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Jimmy Hoffa | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Kathleen Kennedy Townsend | Self |
| Courtney Kennedy | Self |
| Jacqueline Kennedy | Self / Self (archive footage) (as Jaqueline Kennedy) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ethel Kennedy | Self |
| Ralph Bunche | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Fidel Castro | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Cesar Chavez | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Walter Cronkite | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Jimmy Hoffa | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Kathleen Kennedy Townsend | Self |
| Courtney Kennedy | Self |
| Jacqueline Kennedy | Self / Self (archive footage) (as Jaqueline Kennedy) |
| John F. Kennedy | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Joseph Kennedy | Self |
| Joseph P. Kennedy | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Robert F. Kennedy | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Ted Kennedy | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Martin Luther King | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Joseph McCarthy | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Edward R. Murrow | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Richard Nixon | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| George Wallace | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sheila Nevins | Executive Producer |
| Rory Kennedy | Producer |
| Nancy Abraham | Producer |
| Veronica Brady | Producer |
| Carri Frola | Producer |
| Tina Leonard | Producer |
| Lisa Remington | Producer |
| Amy Shatsky-Gambrill | Producer |
| Jack Youngelson | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
