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Parkland

  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Parkland (2013)
A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Hospital on the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
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A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Memorial Hospital on the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Memorial Hospital on the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Memorial Hospital on the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

  • Director
    • Peter Landesman
  • Writers
    • Peter Landesman
    • Vincent Bugliosi
  • Stars
    • Zac Efron
    • Tom Welling
    • Billy Bob Thornton
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    17K
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    • Director
      • Peter Landesman
    • Writers
      • Peter Landesman
      • Vincent Bugliosi
    • Stars
      • Zac Efron
      • Tom Welling
      • Billy Bob Thornton
    • 118User reviews
    • 139Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Austin Nichols in Parkland (2013)
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    Zac Efron
    Zac Efron
    • Dr. Charles 'Jim' Carrico
    Tom Welling
    Tom Welling
    • Roy Kellerman
    Billy Bob Thornton
    Billy Bob Thornton
    • Forrest Sorrels
    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
    • Abraham Zapruder
    Marcia Gay Harden
    Marcia Gay Harden
    • Nurse Doris Nelson
    Matt Barr
    Matt Barr
    • Dr. Paul Mikkelson
    Mallory Moye
    Mallory Moye
    • Emergency Room Nurse
    Elizabeth Tulloch
    Elizabeth Tulloch
    • Marilyn Sitzman
    • (as Bitsie Tulloch)
    Ron Livingston
    Ron Livingston
    • James Hosty
    Jason Douglas
    Jason Douglas
    • Ken Howe
    David Harbour
    David Harbour
    • Gordon Shanklin
    James Badge Dale
    James Badge Dale
    • Robert Oswald
    Larry Jack Dotson
    Larry Jack Dotson
    • Acme Brick Supervisor
    Austin Nichols
    Austin Nichols
    • Emory Roberts
    Jonathan Breck
    Jonathan Breck
    • Winston Lawson
    Eugene Lee
    Eugene Lee
    • Orderly
    Nico Evers-Swindell
    Nico Evers-Swindell
    • Rufus Youngblood
    Irene White
    Irene White
    • Hospital Switchboard Operator #1
    • Director
      • Peter Landesman
    • Writers
      • Peter Landesman
      • Vincent Bugliosi
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    • Trivia
      The family of Abraham Zapruder, the garment-industry executive who shot the 26 seconds of 8mm film that recorded the instant of the shooting, had never publicly shared their story before. "This is the first time the family has cooperated with anyone," says Landesman. "I think they agreed to help because this script treats him with objectivity, clarity and fairness, perhaps for the first time. They realize this might be their last chance to tell their story themselves."
    • Goofs
      A title card at the end of the movie says that Agent Forrest Sorrels died in 1993, at age 82. He was actually 92. During his testimony before the Warren Commission in 1964, he said he was 63, making his birth year 1901. He began his 47-year government career in 1922, when he was 21.
    • Quotes

      Lem Johns: Where are we putting the coffin?

      Col. James Swindal: I don't know. I never thought about it.

      Lem Johns: We're not flying it below like a piece of luggage.

    • Crazy credits
      Although based on a true story and depicting real-life people the end credits state: "All characters in this film are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental."
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2013 (2013)

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    6/10
    Low-Key Retelling of the Kennedy Assassination
    Based on Vincent Bugliosi's book retelling the events leading up to and following the Kennedy assassination on a minute-by-minute basis, PARKLAND is a low-key film that eschews sensationalism in favor of characterization. Director Peter Landesman focuses on the reactions of those involved in the affair, notably Dr. Jim Carrico (Zac Efron), who treated JFK at the Parkland Hospital, and FBI agent James Hosty (Ron Livingston). The film is shot in cinéma-vérité style, with lots of quick cuts and close-ups on the protagonists with the minimum of climatic scenes. Sometimes the action drags slightly, but PARKLAND's main concern is to illuminate the human cost of the tragedy - for example, the reaction of dressmaker Abraham Zapruder (Paul Giamatti), whose amateur film of the tragedy constituted the only available record of what actually happened. Director Landesman shows how the emotional effect of being regularly interrogated by the FBI proved too much for him. We also see the reaction of the nurses in the Parkland Hospital, who strove to save the President's life but eventually failed. Compared to other versions of the event - for example, Oliver Stone's JFK - PARKLAND lacks sensationalism. but is nonetheless extremely well made, a testament to the efforts of everyone involved, actors, directors and those behind the camera alike.
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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2013 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Production Notes
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Паркленд
    • Filming locations
      • Dallas, Texas, USA(Dealey Plaza)
    • Production companies
      • Exclusive Media Group
      • The American Film Company
      • Playtone
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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $653,651
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $310,246
      • Oct 6, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,412,181
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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