Producer
Direction
Producer
Genre
Transmitter
Length
Editor
Year
With John F. Kennedy, glitz and glamor moved into the White House in 1961.
The 35th president and his wife Jacqueline were rich, good-looking and promised the dawn of a new era.
Kennedy embodies the good America.
He has charismatic charisma, which secures him votes.
Election manipulation, affairs with other women, links to the mafia - the negative aspects are ignored.
His early death means that he remains the eternally young president.
The still unexplained circumstances of his murder make him a myth.
What was the real John F. Kennedy like?
What private secrets did he want to hide throughout his life?
BROADVIEW TV explores this exciting and topical question in a 45-minute primetime documentary commissioned by ZDF and delves deep into the private world of the Kennedys.
Close friends and companions describe for the first time their private memories of the darker side of a president who is still revered as a "shining light".
The film tells the story behind the story of the legendary statesman.
Recently released documents and film footage are presented for the first time, including material from the Kennedy family and their closest friends.
The private films provide an insight into family life from the mid-1930s until shortly before his death.
In the last footage, John F. can be seen on a final weekend together with his wife and children two weeks before his death.
The 8mm reels allow an intimate keyhole perspective on the man who is still revered by most Americans today as a shining light, and reveal the truth behind the myth for the first time on the visual level.
First broadcast: Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 8:15 p.m., ZDF.
