The Assassination of President Kennedy, Part I (1978)

Year Published: 1978

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: This 1978 documentary examines the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that took place in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Through interviews with key figures in government investigations into the assassination, reports, and declassified documents, it exposes inconsistencies in the Warren Report and misleading actions and attempted coverups by the CIA and FBI. It also examines the story of Lee Harvey Oswald and his many associations, Jack Ruby’s background and possible motivations, and possible Mafia ties to the conspiracy to assassinate the president. The film argues through its presented evidence that Oswald acting alone is an unlikely possibility and that there were many deceptions, and perhaps complicity, by the government, primarily the CIA and FBI. (Part 1 of 2)