The Untold True Story
Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.
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Jason Clarke Kate Mara Ed Helms Bruce Dern Jim Gaffigan Olivia Thirlby Clancy Brown Taylor Nichols John Fiore Gillian Mariner Gordon Katie Henoch Lexie Roth Angela Hope Smith Vincent Tycer Victor Warren David De Beck Barry Press Matthew Lawler Beth Petrou Thomas Kee Andria Blackman Donald Watson Walter Driscoll Joe Chase Joseph Zamparelli Charlotte Dore Tim Jackson Damien Di Paola Ed Peed Bill Humphreys Gary Tanguay Diana Boudreau Alison Wachtler Tony Viveiros Sean Patrick Hopkins Tamara Hickey Nancy O'Brien Tom O'Brien Noah Carpenter Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell A.J. Accardi Theresa Curran Michele Proude Michael Fennimore George Capaccio Dustin Tucker Jack Harte Bob Jaffe Brian Currie Paul Pape Jake Head Chris Edgerly Wally Wingert Piotr Michael Bill Mootos Jody Ebling Philip Dorn Hebert Holt Murray Sawyer Murray Rick Malone Rick Hamilton Caleb Enos Paul Taft David Callanan Thomas Whitestone Patrick Sheehan Jeff Savage Tom Briody David Lucas Ed O'Keefe Thomas Brogan Robert Burke Charles Mathison Luke Nelson Robert Tremouille Skye Gladstone Timothy Canady Patrick Parhiala Whitney Cass Robert Conley Michael Swanson Ralph Bennett Nathan Bruckler Camille Faman Carrie Ann Quinn Susan Garfield Marinko Radakovic Paul Bellefeuille Joe Cali Jesse Christensen Rob DiNinni Stephen F Feeley William Galatis John Hawe Bobby Kenney Dov Kling-Levine Jimmy Malcolm Jason Mulcahy Anthony Pelton Bill Porter Harold Rudolph John Sarnie Alexander Platt
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