Product Description

Based on Nigel Hamilton's best-selling biography, JFK: Reckless Youth will astonish, entertain and inform everyone interested in John F. Kennedy, 36th President of the United States. Superbly portrayed by Patrick Dempsey, the film traces the first 30 years of Kennedy's life with illuminating depictions of many little-known events, particularly his mischievous days as a college student and ladies' man, his continuing competition with his brother Joe Jr., and his love affair with Dutch journalist Inga Arvad. The mini-series also recounts JFK's conflict with his father, the tour of Europe that led to his novel, Why England Slept, how he dealt with increased pressure to end his relationship with Inga (the FBI believed her to be a Nazi spy) the PT 109 story, and his first political campaign.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #150591 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-09-27
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 183 minutes

Customer Reviews

Only 1/2 the Mini-Series!
Previous reviewer is correct, this release contains only the second half of the mini-series. The box clearly states 183 minutes, yet the one disc contains only 91. It should have been a two disc set. Someone at MPI really blew it on this one. The film film itself is not bad...

Only Half The Story
This much delayed release of the 1992 mini-series is one that I hade long awaited. However, my expectations have turned to dismay as the disc appears only to contain the second half of the show.
Despite the packaging and disc listing a running time of 180 minutes, my copy, purchased in Cambridge, Mass, runs for merely 91 minutes.
Inquiries to the manufacturer have proven to be less than helpful, and I am therefore unable to recommend a purchase of what should have been a welcome addition to the DVD market for this title.
I look forward to the rectification of this over-sight by the disc manufacturer, but fear that it may be a long time coming.

The DVD is now the complete movie - it's been corrected
I bought the DVD when it first came out and just got around to watching it (it IS 3 hours, and I'd seen it when it originally aired), and discovered I had a defective DVD. Thanks to reading the below comments, I knew it was a manufacturer's error and contacted the manufacturer's customer service, asking if the problem had been corrected and, if so, would they exchange it. Within the hour, they sent me an email requesting an address to replace the disc. I've just watched the new and improved DVD, so buy with confidence! (And the movie is really well done.)