Mysteries in the Archives: 1963 John F. Kennedy's Funeral

200826 min 4 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Julien Gaurichon

Production: Florence Fanelli

Co-produced by ARTE France and Institut national de l'audiovisuel with the participation of Centre National de la Cinématographie, in association with YLE Teema - Ritva Leino and RTSI-Televisione Svizzera, and with the participation of the National Film Board of Canada.

This title is an acquisition.

From the announcement of President Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas to his burial in Washington, D.C. four days later, the three television networks devoted their entire air time to coverage of the tragedy. During these days of national mourning, no advertisements were aired. For the first time in the history of television, the three networks – ABC, CBS and NBC – worked together to coordinate hour upon hour of live coverage for millions of viewers. Was it during these mournful, late November days in 1963 that American television won its place as the media of reference? 

Subject categories


  • History > Historical PerpectivesWorld History

Credits


idea
Serge Viallet
Cédric Lépée
series director
Serge Viallet
director
Julien Gaurichon
editor
Catherine Minier
assistant editor
Clarisse Gilbert
graphic design
Stéphanie Mée
historical research
Cedric Gruat
musical illustration
Niels Poux
image masking
Alexandre Auque
dressing conception
Alexandre Auque
credit sequence design
Philippe Truffault
credit sequence production
Philippe Truffault
credit sequence editor
François Labat
colour correction
Rémi Berge
translator
Dana Burns Westberg
narrator
Dana Burns Westberg
documentary research
Marie Bessi
Serge Viallet
Michael Dolan
editing intern
Bertrand Amiot
sound design
Myriam René
mix
Myriam René
post-production manager
Rita Lourdemarianadin
post-production technician
Daniel Ricard
broadcast mastering
Vincent Legrain
image restoration
Emmanuel Laroche
video transfer
Eric Queille
Marc Grandhomme
production manager
Thierry Ippolito
production assistant
Vincent Encontre
Armelle Jayet
administrator
Françoise Tsitsichvili
Yasmine Boucherat
commissioning editor
Elisabeth Hulten
producer
Florence Fanelli