The Shot That Shook the World (2005)

As part of ITV's 50th Birthday celebration, a look back at 50 years of amazing news footage brought to British homes by ITN News. A poll was also conducted to find out which item was most shocking to witness being broadcasted.

Directors:

Peter Higgins, Gabriella Polletta

Stars:

Trevor McDonald, Buzz Aldrin, Mark Austin

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Trevor McDonald	...	Himself - Host (as Sir Trevor McDonald)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Buzz Aldrin	...	Himself
Mark Austin	...	Himself
Tony Benn	...	Himself
Rosie Boycott	...	Herself
Benjamin C. Bradlee	...	Himself (as Ben Bradlee)
Louise Brown	...	Herself (archive footage)
Jack Charlton	...	Himself - Contributor
Brian Clark	...	Himself
Tim Collins	...	Himself (as Colonel Tim Collins)
Feng Congde	...	Himself
Nellie Connally	...	Herself
Chris Cramer	...	Himself
Walter Cronkite	...	Himself
Christopher Dean	...	Himself

Storyline

As part of ITV's 50th Birthday celebration, a look back at 50 years of amazing news footage brought to British homes by ITN News. A poll was also conducted to find out which item was most shocking to witness being broadcasted.

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Plot Keywords:

1950s | first man into space | assassination | 1960s

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Genres:

Documentary | News

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Details

Official Sites:

ITV [United Kingdom]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 2005 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Independent Television News (ITN)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the John F Kennedy assassination footage, a little boy is circled to signify Jeff Franzen, except it is the wrong boy.

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