Prince Jack
title: "Prince Jack" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1985-films", "films-scored-by-elmer-bernstein", "films-about-the-kennedy-family", "films-about-john-f.-kennedy", "films-set-in-the-1960s", "civil-rights-movement-in-film", "cultural-depictions-of-john-f.-kennedy", "cultural-depictions-of-robert-f.-kennedy", "cultural-depictions-of-joseph-p.-kennedy-sr.", "cultural-depictions-of-lyndon-b.-johnson", "cultural-depictions-of-martin-luther-king-jr.", "1980s-english-language-films", "1985-american-films"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Jack" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Prince Jack |
| image | Prince Jack 1985 VHS.jpg |
| alt | A coin with a lipstick print on it |
| caption | 1985 VHS Home Video box image |
| director | Bert Lovitt |
| producer | Jim Milio; Alain Silver, Patrick Regan (Associate Producers) |
| writer | Bert Lovitt |
| starring | {{Plainlist |
| music | Elmer Bernstein |
| cinematography | Hiro Narita |
| distributor | Castle Hill Productions |
| released | |
| runtime | 100 minutes |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
| :: |
| name = Prince Jack | image = Prince Jack 1985 VHS.jpg | alt = A coin with a lipstick print on it | caption = 1985 VHS Home Video box image | director = Bert Lovitt | producer = Jim Milio; Alain Silver, Patrick Regan (Associate Producers) | writer = Bert Lovitt | starring = {{Plainlist|
- Robert J. Hogan
- James F. Kelly
- Lloyd Nolan
- Kenneth Mars | music = Elmer Bernstein | cinematography = Hiro Narita | editing = | studio = | distributor = Castle Hill Productions | released = | runtime = 100 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross =
Prince Jack is a 1985 film from Castle Hill Productions which dramatizes some of the inner workings of the Kennedy administration, including efforts by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to address the issues arising from the Civil Rights Movement. Although primarily a dramatic narrative, Prince Jack also uses satire and black humor, especially with regard to the Kennedy brothers' complicated relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson.
Prince Jack covers the period from the Democratic National Convention in July 1960 to the autumn of 1963, just prior to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The film was written and directed by Bert Lovitt.
Cast
- Robert J. Hogan - John F. Kennedy
- James F. Kelly - Robert F. Kennedy
- Lloyd Nolan - Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
- Kenneth Mars - Lyndon B. Johnson
- Dana Andrews - The Cardinal
- Robert Guillaume - Martin Luther King Jr.
- Cameron Mitchell - Edwin Walker
- Jim Backus - Ted Dealey
- William Windom - Ferguson ("Fergie")
- Theodore Bikel - Georgi Bolshakov
Production
James F. Kelly portrayed Robert F. Kennedy a total of seven times in different productions between 1981 and 1997. He also portrayed John F. Kennedy once. This was Jim Backus' last live project before his death.
Reception
Variety called it "an ambiguous little indie mock documentary."
The Radio Times gave it a 2 out of 5 rating.
Home media
Prince Jack was available on VHS, but it does not appear to have been released on DVD.
References
References
- (31 December 1983). "Prince Jack".
- "Prince Jack (1984)".
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