There has been much recent discussion and debate about the authenticity of the zapruder film of the assassination of president john f. Abraham zapruder may 15, 1905 august 30, 1970 was a ukrainianborn american clothing manufacturer who witnessed the assassination of united states president. Image of an assassination a new look at the zapruder film. Yet as zapruder filmed, one bullet struck kennedy in the back, and as the presidents car passed in front of zapruder, a second one hit him in the head. But rogers and several other colleagues at jennifer juniors, the dallas knockoffdressmaking business that zapruder owned, convinced him it would be a shame to miss the opportunity to film the. Jfk assassination, frame 3 100 photographs the most. In the early parts of the zapruder film, there were a number of reactions that were happening around the same time, circa the z140s. National archives, believed that this proved that jfk was killed by a shot coming from in front of him and to his right from the. Other than this discrepancy with the reports from multiple medical staff about this one item, i can wholeheartedly recommend this book as a great chronicle of a fascinating journey. Abraham zapruder didnt know when he ran home to grab his video camera on november 22, 1963 that this single spontaneous decision would change his familys life for generations to come.
Sharpeyed viewers will notice the key differences in many of the storylines these two shows contain. A few frames later, the zapruder film shows the other passengers in the limousine, including the presidents wife jackie kennedy, attempting to comfort the president and the governor. It has been called the most important 26 seconds of film ever recorded. The zapruder film which is in the public domain today was created by splicing film from multiple cameras together and editing the film in many, many ways. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. A new french version of the zapruder film has surfaced, said to be unaltered. The film is a mirror image of the zapruder film from the other side of dealey plaza, farris rookstool iii, a former fbi analyst in dallas, told the. Because the presidents limousine passed almost exactly in front of dallas clothing manufacturer abraham. The other zapruder film black op radio 22609 richard j. The nix film is the betamax of jfk assassination movies. The enduring power of the zapruder film texas monthly. National film registry, and regularly capitalized in search engine results.
The other day i was trying to make sense of some strange. The first to hear the news in saigon, where he was stationed with the us army military assistance advisory group, david healy has spent more than 30 years in video and film production and postproduction. Abe zapruder had no idea when he took his 8millimeter camera down to dealey plaza on november 22, 1963 that he would record president kennedys assassination. Life correspondent richard stolley bought the film the following day, and the magazine ran 31 of the 486. This unedited stabilized crystal clear version of the zapruder film is different than the film commonly seen by the american public. In it contained the clearest reproduction of the zapruder film ever seen by the world public. Kennedy s motorcade passed through dealey plaza in dallas, texas, on november 22, 1963.
The fabled french other version of the famous zapruder film has finally surfaced. The zapruder shock and other doubts raised about the underside of recent american history such as watergate helped impel the creation in 1976 of the senates church committee named after sen. Unexpectedly, it ended up capturing the presidents assassination. The suspense is in the edit and the significant characters that. At frame 3, the zapruder film shows a spray of blood as. The 26second zapruder film of kennedys assassination marked the predawn of the viral video age ordinary citizens with cameras documenting extraordinary events. The other film seemed to be professionally done with great color rendition and smooth panning. For example, in one plot line of the zapruder film, the president of the united states is shot in the head, but in the british version of the office, every. Much has been said about the authenticity of the zapruder film. Additionally, i am unsure as to whether zapruder shot the film attributed to him. Zapruder film after doing the bold thing and adding italics to the title please reverse and discuss if opposed, and the italics can be part of this discussion, and checking around for usage, it seems the zapruder film is listed on imbd, is one of the films preserved in the u. This other film allegedly holds information that, in my opinion, would settle the case for a conspiracy once and for all.
The zapruder film is most probably an intact and authentic 8mm motion picture sequence. The difference i notice most is that you can see the forward motion of kennedys head right before the fatal head shot. Now we are told that there is yet another film in existence. The zapruder film has been upgraded and reveals quite a bit of neverbeenabletosee footage of what will remain one of americas 8mm footage from a home camera. Rich della rosa describes what he saw in the other. The true story behind the zapruder film of the kennedy. Personally, i do not believe the film is in any way a version of the zapruder film. Others have looked at this so called crude artwork and have found it is completely consistent with other shadows in the zapruder film that are not suspected of alteration. The zapruder film jfk 67 movie clip 1991 hd youtube. Zavada is the premiere kodak authority on 8 mm film. Onair segment of dan rather on november 25, 1963, describing the zapruder film of president kennedys assassination. This copy of the film was made before life magazine damaged frames in their copy. All of the home movies of the jfk assassination or its immediate aftermath known to exist and available on the web, apart from abraham zapruders famous one. Feinberg, wrote in their majority decision that the film made by mr.
Altering the zapruder film david healy editors note. Patrick on the first episode of 2019 to discuss the debate over zapruder film alteration. One of the more farfetched arguments for alteration is the discrepancy between the existing zapruder film and an alternative version, which a handful of assassination researchers claim to have seen. According to the warren commission report, which reproduced 158 frames of the zapruder film in black and white, a series of frames were. A french photo journalist who saw the film on several occasions does refer to it.
Abraham zapruder film the sixth floor museum at dealey. With the advent of digital technology in the early 1990s, it now became possible to digitally restore the zapruder film. Most people vaguely know about the zapruder film, but it will soon become omnipresent as the 50th anniversary of the assassination of john f. Alongside zapruders and other films, his footage became a key piece of evidence. Kennedys and king alexandra zapruder, twentysix seconds.
Rich della rosa describes what he saw in the other zapruder film. The picture below a still from the nix film shows abraham zapruder directly across from nix, standing on an abutment. On november 22, 1963, abraham zapruder shot what has become the most famous home movie of all time. Dellarosa, 62, of valrico passed away on monday, march 8, 2010. Warning thread the real zapruder film of jfk assassination graphic might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. Click here to open a new tab for a closeup look at early film reactions. Researchers like stewart galanor, who were lucky enough to see the film in the 1960s at a private screening in the u.
Jfk assassination films other than zapruders youtube. You really see his head flexing forward before the big blowout. Though its not as clear or as long as zapruder, its recorded from the other side, showing the grassy knoll and a groundlevel view of the assassination. Information appearing in the film corresponds with common segments of other amateur films taken in dealey plaza during the assassination event, as well as. A french photo journalist who saw the film on several occasions does refer to it as an unedited version of the z film fwiw. The zapruder film a 26second home video by abraham zapruder is the clearest recording available of the moment mr. The zapruder film seems to show the front of jfks head being blasted open by a shot. This other film is supposed to contain several elements that are not present on the familiar version. The zapruder shock and other doubts raised about the underside of recent american history such as watergate helped impel the creation in 1976 of the senates church.
Mwn episode 107 douglas horne on the zapruder film. The moving, untold family story behind abraham zapruders film footage of the kennedy assassination and its lasting impact on our world. In the zapruder film of the assassination, jackie goes only just beyond the middle. It has been pored over every which way, in hopes of finding the. The other zapruder film jfk assassination debate the. Lawsuit seeks return of missing jfk assassination footage the. It has been called the most important 26 seconds of film ever recorded, when a dallas dressmaker captured the 1963 assassination of. Dino brugioni was an expert at the interpretation of high altitude surveillance images, not 8 or 16 mm motion pictures, and while i believe he is sincere, his 50 year old. A dallas dressmaker captured the 1963 assassination of president. In 1998, mpi productions released an image of an assassination as a formidable research tool. Zapruder later revealed having nightmares about exploitation theaters showing the film for a quick buck. This is an experimental short of the last seconds shot in real time from multiple perspectives of the death of jfk. Several people, including the late rich dellarossa, have claimed to have seen an unaltered, unedited version of the zapruder film that is. The other jfk assassination footage, stabilized boing.
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