The read
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
A special recounting the riveting story of the reporting from Dallas and the New York CBS Newsroom from the moment President Kennedy was shot until Cronkite's emotional pronouncement of his death at 1:00 p.m. CST. The program features moving memories from the producers, writers and reporters who were there on the day.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Alastair LayzellDirector
Cast
- George ClooneySelf- Narrator
- Dan RatherSelf
- Bob SchiefferSelf
- Marvin KalbSelf
- Marianne MeansSelf
- Walter CronkiteSelf (archive footage)
- John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
- Bill ClintonSelf
- Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)