I've seen it on TV myself in a couple of documentaries and I've never seen the killshot. I thought the frames in question were lost, or most likely cut out by the authorities.
EDIT: Altered the thread title as it seemed callous and tasteless. Sorry.
Here it is. Ignore the soundtrack, it's useless. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq1PbgeBoQ4
shareHere it is. Ignore the soundtrack, it's useless. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq1PbgeBoQ4
Yeah, I know it was 8mm film and it didn't have a soundtrack, and in fact it was so new there weren't that many processing labs around... according to this film, anyway.
But I'm certain that in this movie, in the Zapruder film, the moment the President is shot in the head, there was a red splatter of sorts, yet in the link you gave me it's just a flash/puff of smoke of sorts, so did this movie embellish the moment?
Also, did all those watching with Zapruder "overreact" to the moment? I'm starting to think so, as the Zapruder film is not so clear in the link.
Well, first of all, these youtube postings are not prints, so the clarity will be somewhat compromised. Try this version here, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7rLYh52fPE&list=TLrcCNf3L3tz7x38xd NQD0UsVbLGSnAcRB
shareTry this version here, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7rLYh52fPE&list=TLrcCNf3L3tz7x38xd NQD0UsVbLGSnAcRB
Yes, thank you, that is much clearer, and it does look quite shocking.
Watch JFK. You can't miss it.
shareIt states in the movie that the third copy of the film (the only one that made it in to the public domain) was not to publish the kill shot frames, you see Zapruder making this a condition to which the editor of Life magazine asks for paper so he could write up a contract.
Whether this conversation really happened or not it does explain why the Zapruder film we know does appear to have frames missing.
You don't know sh!t, Jon Snow!
The conversation and agreement as depicted in the film did take place. Richard Stolley of Life magazine has since spoken of it many times, and there is (or was, I’ve not looked lately) a clip floating around on youtube in which he describes it in some depth. Some years later, Life sold the rights to the film back to the Zapruder family for the sum of $1.00. Later still, the family sold the film and all rights pertaining thereto if I recall correctly to the United States government for right around $16,000,000.
Regarding the claim made in the film Parkland, to be honest that sounds a bit silly and here’s why: Prior to publication of any still frames, the only thing Life would need do is prepare (depending on their needs) two sets of contact sheets, one color, the other black and white, and make any prints from those. It’s pure idiocy (the agreement with Zapruder notwithstanding) to start literally chopping up the only copy of a film you’ve just paid $125,000-$150,000 for, right?
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