Oswald's Ghost DVD Review

I had the pleasure of reviewing a gem of a film today. The film was a documentary by PBS called "Oswald's Ghost" and is the story of Lee Harvey Oswald. The film poses a central question to the conspiracy behind the assassination of JFK. How could a man as inconsequential as Lee Harvey Oswald kill someone as consequential as JFK? The documentary was areal treat to watch, featuring excellent interviews with the likes of Dan Rather, Norman Mailer and other who were there when it happened. It also doesn't take the easy road of claiming it was a conspiracy by Cuba/CIA/Russia/Martians. Nor does it blame everything on Lee Harvey Oswald. Overall it's a very fair and balanced look at what happened and why American is still facinated about this event over 30 years later. Another plus for the film is the excellent musical scoring of all the scenes and credits. The music really helps the since of foreboding that runs throughout the film.



 The other plus for this film is that is featured some sweet archive footage, and of course, the granddaddy of all archive footage, the Zapruder film. To my shock the Zapruder film is still as disturbing as it was when I was kid (and probably when people saw it 30 yrs ago). It has to be seen to be believed and it's not for the weak hearted. Another reason this film really hit home for me was growing up in Dallas we regularly would drive past Dealy plaza and not think twice about the history behind it. Interesting how we become oblivious to the world around us sometimes..

All in all this was a great documentary and something you should really check out if your interested in History or even a minor conspiracy buff. As for the question the film asks, what do you think? Did he act alone?

I give it a final score of A