Zapruder Film of Kennedy Assassination (1963)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Abraham Zapruder

Genre:

Documentary | Short

Plot:

The home movie footage that caught the assassination of the American President, John F. Kennedy.

Plot Keywords:

Assassination | Convertible | 1960s | Amateur Footage | Kennedy Assassination

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Charles Brehm	...	Himself (onlooker, with son)
Howard Brennan	...	Himself (onlooker)
John Connally	...	Himself
Nellie Connally	...	Herself
William Greer	...	Himself (driver)
Bobby Hargis	...	Himself (policeman, on motorcycle)
George W. Hickey	...	Himself (in following limousine, in back seat) (unconfirmed)
Clint Hill	...	Himself
Jean Hill	...	Herself (onlooker, in red coat)
Roy Kellerman	...	Himself (beside Greer)
Jacqueline Kennedy	...	Herself
John F. Kennedy	...	Himself (archive footage)
Samuel A. Kinney	...	Himself (driver, in following limousine)
Paul E. Landis	...	Himself (in following limousine, behind Ready) (only in extended frame version)
B.J. Martin	...	Himself (policeman, on motorcycle)
Tim McIntyre	...	Himself (in following limousine, behind Hill)
Mary Moorman	...	Herself (onlooker, in dark coat)
Kenneth P. O'Donnell	...	Himself (passenger, in following limousine) (only in extended frame version) (unconfirmed)
David F. Powers	...	Himself (passenger, in following limousine) (only in extended frame version)
John D. Ready	...	Himself (in following limousine, on running board) (only in extended frame version)
Emory P. Roberts	...	Himself (radioman, in following limousine)
Phillip L. Willis	...	Himself (onlooker, steps off street)
Rosemary Willis	...	Herself (onlooker, in white sweatshirt, runs alongside)
Louis Steven Witt	...	Himself (onlooker, with open umbrella, behind freeway sign)
Ralph Yarborough	...	Himself (passenger, in vice-presidential limousine) (unconfirmed)

Runtime:

26 sec

Country:

USA

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Filming Locations:

Dealey Plaza - 500 Main Street, Dallas, Texas, USA

Trivia:

The Kodak Photo Lab in Dallas made several copies of the original for the Secret Service, however they forgot to make a copy for J. Edgar Hoover of the FBI. The FBI had to make a copy from one of the Secret Service copies which turned out lousy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Homicide: Life on the Street: Just an Old Fashioned Love Song (#7.3)" (1998)

Worst "historical document" ever

This film would be a great piece of history if in fact it was a real film of the Kennedy assassination. The are far too many mistakes in this film for me to point out. It is a film of the Kennedy assassination, but many of the important facts have been altered. There are missing scenes, and many of the scenes, after the president's limo passes the sign, don't fit in. Both Kennedys move noticeably slower then the other four people in front of them. Next time you watch this film look for things that don't add up, such as the Texas Gov. and his, along with the SS men in the front, lunge forward but you can see that the limo is not stopping or slowing down, in fact is is accelerating. This film is clearly an attempt at a cover up.