Movie: Ethel

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ethel Kennedy
Ethel Kennedy

Self

Rory Kennedy
Rory Kennedy

Narrator (voice)

Ralph Bunche
Ralph Bunche

Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa

Self (archive footage)

Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Self (archive footage)

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Self

Courtney Kennedy
Courtney Kennedy

Self

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  • Overview

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

  • Release Date

    2012-01-20

  • Average

    6.9

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
  • Tagline

    The personal, untold story of Ethel Kennedy

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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