Four Days in November
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Four Days in November is a 1964 American documentary film
directed by Mel Stuart
about the assassination of John F. Kennedy
. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
.
The film includes Dallas radio and television coverage of:
Amateur films and photos include:
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Mel Stuart
Mel Stuart
Mel Stuart is an American film director and producer.Stuart directed the fantasy-musical Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory...
about the assassination of John F. Kennedy
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas...
. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
Academy Award for Documentary Feature
The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is among the most prestigious awards for documentary films.- Winners and nominees:Following the Academy's practice, films are listed below by the award year...
.
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 NixOrville NixOrville Orhel Nix was a witness to the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963...
's films of the motorcade entering Dealey PlazaDealey PlazaDealey Plaza , in the historic West End district of downtown Dallas, Texas , is the location of the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963...
, the fatal head shot followed by Secret Service Agent Clint Hill climbing on top of the limousine and the post-shooting confusion at the Plaza - Mary MoormanMary MoormanMary Ann Moorman was a witness to the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. She is best known for her photograph capturing the presidential limousine a fraction of a second after the fatal shot.-Biography:...
's photo taken just a fraction of a second after the fatal shot