Executive Action (1973)

"Executive Action" (1973) spins a gripping narrative of the clandestine conspiracy that led to the tragic assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The tale flourishes in the late spring of 1963, as wealthy right-wing tycoon Harold Ferguson, vexed by the prospect of Kennedy's liberal-leaning re-election in 1964, assembles a clandestine coterie of individuals sharing similar ideologies. Their mission: to ensure Kennedy does not return to office. The mastermind behind this audacious scheme is none other than James Farrington, a veteran strategist with a history of such covert operations under Ferguson's patronage. Farrington proposes an audacious plan - to assassinate the President, drawing inspiration from past attempts on presidential lives, all carried out by solitary citizens driven by their principles, devoid of military or revolutionary experience. Farrington's design is to craft an intricate plot that, on the surface, would appear as the unhinged act of a lone gunman. The perfect scapegoat for this grand deception is selected – Lee Harvey Oswald, a Communist sympathizer oblivious to the larger conspiracy at play. As Ferguson agrees to bankroll the operation, the gears of this deadly machine are set in motion. The plot intricately intertwines a web of rogue intelligence agents, ultra-conservative politicians, rapacious business interests, and freelance assassins. These shadowy figures find themselves increasingly perturbed by Kennedy's progressive policies - his stand on race relations, his intent to end the Vietnam War, and his plan to terminate the oil depletion allowance. Determined to halt his agenda, they orchestrate an "executive action", assembling three teams of expert marksmen to carry out the fatal deed during JFK's visit to Dallas. As the meticulously crafted scheme unfolds, the conspirators can only stand back, watch, and hope that their foolproof plan will unravel as envisioned. The movie "Executive Action" is a compelling dramatization of a high-level conspiracy, backed by facts and data, that might have incited the shocking assassination of JFK.

Executive Action is a thriller movie featuring Burt Lancaster and directed by David Miller.

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