- Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald
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Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald is a 1993 television film directed by Robert Dornhelm and starring Helena Bonham Carter and Frank Whaley .
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Plot
The story focuses on a part of the Kennedy murder from the point of view of Marina Oswald (Helena Bonham Carter), the wife of alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Barely able to speak English, she is thrust into questioning by David Lifton (Robert Picardo). It portrays deep sadness, and explores the story of a woman ending up in America.
The story is based around the widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who allegedy shot President Kennedy. Via flashbacks, the story traces the woman's life from her days in the Soviet Union, the turmoil following the assassination, raising her family, and coming to grips with the fact that, she too, may have been a pawn in a grand conspiracy.
Cast
- Helena Bonham Carter as Marina Oswald
- Frank Whaley as Lee Harvey Oswald
- Robert Picardo as David Lifton
- Brandon Smith as Keneth Porter
- Lisa Renee Wilson as Rachel Porter
- Deborah Dawn Slaboda as Julie Porter
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominee Result 1993 Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV Helena Bonham Carter Nominated External links
1970s 1980s Echo Park (1986) · Cold Feet (1989)1990s 2000s Sins of the Father (2002) · RFK (2002) · Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003) · Spartacus (2004) · Suburban Madness (2004)2010s Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011)Categories:- American television films
- 1993 television films
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