Synopsis
November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions after an event that would change their lives and forever alter the world’s landscape.
Key facts
Cast
Zac Efron, Marcia Gay Harden, Paul Giamatti, Billy Bob Thornton, Jacki Weaver, Ron Livingston, Jeremy Strong, James Badge Dale
Original language
English
First release
September 27, 2013 (Switzerland)
Setting
Washington, D.C., Dallas
Crew
Screenplay
Peter Landesman
Producer
Bill Paxton, Gary Goetzman, Matt Jackson, Nigel Sinclair, Tom Hanks
Cinematography
Barry Ackroyd
Editing
Leo Trombetta, Markus Czyzewski
Music
James Newton Howard
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- BFI London Film Festival 2013 generic
- Deauville Film Festival 2013 generic - Les Premières
- Stockholm International Film Festival 2013 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2013 generic
- Venice Film Festival 2013 generic
Releases & classifications
| Streaming | Switzerland | September 27, 2013 |
| Theatrical | France | October 2, 2013 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | October 4, 2013 |
| Theatrical | Canada | October 4, 2013 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 4, 2013 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | November 8, 2013 |
| Theatrical | Germany | November 22, 2013 |
| Streaming | Ireland | November 22, 2013 |
| Theatrical | Japan | June 28, 2014 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 12 |
| Classification | United States | PG-13 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) | ||
| Home video | United States | November 5, 2013 |
Full credits
| Director | Peter Landesman |
| Cast | Zac Efron (Jim Carrico), Marcia Gay Harden (Doris Nelson), Paul Giamatti (Abraham Zapruder), Billy Bob Thornton (Forrest Sorrels), Jacki Weaver (Marguerite Oswald), Ron Livingston (James Hosty), Jeremy Strong (Lee Harvey Oswald), James Badge Dale (Robert Oswald), Tom Welling (Roy Kellerman), Colin Hanks (Dr. Malcom Perry), Jackie Earle Haley (Father Oscar Huber), David Harbour (Gordon Shanklin), Paul Sparks (Harry McCormick), Mark Duplass (Kenneth O'Donnell), Rory Cochrane (Earl Rose), Matt Barr (Paul Mikkelson), Austin Nichols (Emory Roberts), Gil Bellows (David Powers), Jonathan Breck (Winston Lawson), Elizabeth Tulloch (Marilyn Sitzman), Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (Lillian Zapruder), Kat Steffens (Jacqueline Kennedy), Brett Stimely (President Kennedy), Sean McGraw (Lyndon B. Johnson), Jimmie Dale Gilmore (Reverend Saunders), Gary Grubbs (Dr. Kemp Clark), Bryan Batt (Malcolm Kilduff), Glenn Morshower (Mike Howard), Chuck Huber (Hugh Jamieson), Gary Clarke (Admiral George Burkley), Mallory Moye (Emergency Room Nurse), Jason Douglas (Ken Howe), Larry Jack Dotson (Acme Brick Supervisor), Nico Evers-Swindell (Rufus Youngblood), Irene White (Hospital Switchboard Operator #1), Luci Christian (Hospital Switchboard Operator #2), Ellen Halper (Acme Brick Timekeeper), Chris Freihofer (Chamberlain), Taylor Joree Scorse (Nurse), Oryan Landa (Texas Ranger), Heath Allyn (Secret Service Agent (uncredited)), Sarah Joy Byington (Marina Oswald (uncredited)), John Cann (Secret Service Agent (uncredited)), Anthony J. Caruso (Secret Service Agent (uncredited)), Darryl Cox (Gen. Godfrey McHugh (uncredited)), Nathaniel Holt (Acme Brick Employee (uncredited)), Anne Lockhart (ER Nurse (uncredited)), Greg Wise (Doctor in Trauma Room (uncredited)), Jeff Gibbs (Kodak Lab Technician (uncredited)), Armando Gutierrez (Dallas Police Officer - Glen McBride (uncredited)), Eugene Lee (Orderly), Samuel Davis (Trauma Resident), Arthur Simon (Trauma Doctor (as Arthur Simone)), Matthew Tompkins (Secret Service Agent), Chamblee Ferguson (Dallas Morning News Lab Tech), Rob Gallavan (Lem Johns), John Taylor Phillips (FBI Agent), Robert Catrini (Funeral Director), Richard Dillard (Theron Ward), Richard Jackson (Sgt. Bob Dugger), Walt Roberts (Dallas Police Detective), Jeffrey Schmidt (Richard Stolley), William Akey (Dr. Ronald Jones (uncredited)), Peggy Schott (Nellie Connally (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Peter Landesman |
| Producer | Bill Paxton, Gary Goetzman, Matt Jackson, Nigel Sinclair, Tom Hanks |
| Executive producer | Brian Peter Falk, Ginger Sledge, Guy East, Joe Ricketts, Steven Shareshian, Tobin Armbrust |
| Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd |
| Editing | Leo Trombetta, Markus Czyzewski |
| Music | James Newton Howard |
| Production design | Bruce Curtis |
| Costumes | Kari Perkins |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
