''Four Days in November'' is a 1964 American

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...

directed by

Mel Stuart Mel Stuart (born Stuart Solomon; September 2, 1928 – August 9, 2012) was an American film director and producer who often worked with producer David L. Wolper, at whose production firm he worked for 17 years, before going freelance. Ea ...

about the

assassination of John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. CST in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza. Kennedy was in the vehicle with ...

. It was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

for Best Documentary Feature.

Summary

The film includes Dallas radio and television coverage of: * The President's arrival at Love Field (Bob Walker, WFAA-TV 8) * Progression of the motorcade (Bob Huffaker, KRLD Radio) * First local bulletin of shooting (Jay Watson, WFAA-TV 8) * Reports at Parkland Hospital (Bob Huffaker, KRLD Radio) * Official announcement of President's death from Malcolm Kilduff (Roy Nichols, KLIF Radio) Amateur films and photos include: * Scenes along the motorcade route *

Orville Nix Orville Orhel Nix (April 16, 1911 – January 17, 1972) was a witness to the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. His filming of the shooting, which only captured the last few seconds of ...

's films of the motorcade entering Dealey Plaza, the fatal head shot followed by Secret Service Agent Clint Hill climbing on top of the presidential limousine and the post-shooting confusion at the Plaza *

Mary Moorman Mary Ann Moorman (born August 5, 1932) is a witness to the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. She is best known for her photograph capturing the presidential limousine a fraction of a second after the fatal shot. The Ba ...

's photo taken just a fraction of a second after the fatal shot * Bob Jackson's photo of Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald at the Dallas City Jail

Production

The opening credits indicate that "certain scenes have been recreated in the original locations by the actual participants".TCM.com
/ref> Some of these recreations include: * Buell Wesley Frazier driving himself and Lee Harvey Oswald to work at the Texas School Book Depository on the morning of November 22. This scene includes commentary from Frazier and his sister Linnie Mae Randle who saw Oswald arrive at their house and place a package (in which Oswald told Frazier it contained curtain rods but really had the murder weapon) in Frazier's car to take to work. * Oswald's post-shooting trek from the Texas School Book Depository to the Texas Theater. This segment includes commentary from cab driver William Whaley, who picked Oswald up and took him to his rooming house on North Beckley. * Jack Ruby's path from his apartment to the Dallas City Jail on the morning of November 24

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''Four Days in November''
at the website of

David L. Wolper David Lloyd Wolper (January 11, 1928 – August 10, 2010) was an American television and film producer, responsible for shows such as ''Roots'', '' The Thorn Birds'', and ''North and South'', and the theatrically-released films ''L.A. Confiden ...

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