Ethel

Nan
1h 37m
2012
6.9 /10 (11)

The personal, untold story of Ethel Kennedy

Overview

Filmmaker Rory Kennedy interviews her mother, Ethel Kennedy, who discusses family, marriage and politics.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 2012-01-20

Top Billed Cast

Ethel Kennedy

Self

Rory Kennedy

Narrator (voice)

Ralph Bunche

Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

Cesar Chavez

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Hoffa

Self (archive footage)

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Self (archive footage)

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Self

Courtney Kennedy

Self

Jacqueline Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Patrick Kennedy II

Self

Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Ted Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

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