The Kennedys: A Fatal Ambition

Charts the family's rise from poor Irish immigrants to an all-powerful dynasty, exploring the many deaths, freak accidents and scandals that have given rise to the idea of a Kennedy curse. Featuring interviews with family members, and including rare archive, photos and letters, the film sets these events in historical context and also examines the family's unique characteristics and asks what part they may have played in many of the misfortunes. AKA Curse of the Kennedys AKA The Kennedys: Money, Murder and Marilyn.

Directed by Steve Webb

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Cast

Colin Tierney

SelfSelf-Narrator

John R Bohrer

Self - Kennedy Biographer

Patrick Joseph Kennedy II

Self - Son of Edward Kennedy

Larry Sabato

Self

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Self

Paula Byrne

Self

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