Film · 2004 · 1h 49m

Assassins

Name: Assassins
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 2004-04-22
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Cast: Becky Ann Baker, James Barbour, Mario Cantone, Michael Cerveris, Mary Catherine Garrison

History Drama

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Synopsis

This darkly satirical musical reframes American history through the eyes of those who attempted – successfully or not – to kill US presidents. Structured as a surreal carnival sideshow, the piece weaponises American musical traditions – vaudeville, folk ballads, barbershop quartets, patriotic Sousa-style marches and Bacharach pop – to undercut the myth of the “American Dream,” exposing how frustration, alienation and entitlement can curdle into violence.