Executive Action (1973)

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PG
1h 31min
Crime, Drama
07 Nov 1973 (USA)
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Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination.

Director:

David Miller

Writers:

Dalton Trumbo, Donald Freed, Mark Lane

Stars:

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Directed by

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David Miller

Written by

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Dalton Trumbo	...	(screenplay by)

Donald Freed	...	(story by) and
Mark Lane	...	(story by)

Produced by

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Dan Bessie	...	co-producer (co-produced by)
Harry N. Blum	...	associate producer (as Harry Blum)
Robert H. Greenberg	...	associate producer (as Robert Greenberg)
Gary Horowitz	...	co-producer (co-produced by)
Steve Jaffe	...	supervising producer (uncredited)
Edward Lewis	...	producer (produced by)

Music by

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Randy Edelman

Cinematography by

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Robert Steadman

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director of photography

Editing by

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George Grenville

Editorial Department

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Ivan Dryer	...	editor: documentary footage
Jere Huggins	...	assistant editor
Irving Lerner	...	associate editor
Melvin Shapiro	...	associate editor

Casting By

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Caron Beaver

Art Direction by

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Kirk Axtell

Makeup Department

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Byrd Holland	...	makeup artist
Carl A. Russell	...	makeup artist (as Carl Russell)

Production Management

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Harry Caplan

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production manager

Art Department

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Bill Brown	...	title designer
Ramiro Jaloma	...	property master
Ben Nay	...	graphic artist

Sound Department

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Bruce Bisenz	...	sound (as Bruce Bezance)
Richard S. Brummer	...	supervising sound editor (as Richard Brummer)
Kirk Francis	...	sound
Jock Putnam	...	sound

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Harry Woolman

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special effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Sean Doyle	...	camera operator
Vic Goss	...	gaffer (as Vic Goss III)
Charles McCoy	...	key grip

Casting Department

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Lea Stalmaster	...	casting consultant
Lynn Stalmaster	...	casting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Gerry Puhara

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wardrobe

Music Department

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Anthony Magro

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music editor (as Tony Magro)

Script and Continuity Department

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Blair Brooks

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script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Lillian Castellano	...	researcher
Barbara Elman	...	researcher
W.M. Getzel Jr.	...	researcher
Robert H. Greenberg	...	associate: producer (as Robert Greenberg)
Eda Godel Hallinan	...	researcher (as Eda Hallinan)
Steve Jaffe	...	technical consultant (as Steve Jaffee)
Penn Jones Jr.	...	researcher
David Lifton	...	researcher
Robert Polin	...	researcher
Carol Rosenstein	...	researcher
Kevin Van Fleet	...	researcher
Frank White	...	dialogue director

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Wakeford / Orloff (in association with)

Distributors

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National General Pictures (1973) (United States) (theatrical)
Roadshow Films (1973) (Australia) (theatrical)
Scotia-Barber (1973) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Cine Internacional de la Argentina (CIA) (1974) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Triangelfilm (1975) (Norway) (theatrical)
Warner Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
Turner Entertainment (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
Warner Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD)

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Plot Summary	A dramatization about how the high level covert conspirators in the JFK assassination might have planned and plotted the assassination based on the data and facts of the case. It posits that a covert group of rogue intelligence agents, ultra-conservative politicians, unscrupulously greedy business interests, and free-lance assassins become increasingly alarmed at President Kennedy's policies, including his views on race relations, winding down the Vietnam War, and ending the oil depletion allowance. They decide to terminate him through an "executive action" utilizing three teams of well-trained snipers during JFK's visit to Dallas and place the blame on supposed CIA operative Lee Harvey Oswald as the lone assassin. Written by duke1029 Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	year-1963 american-flag gun latex-gloves john-f.-kennedy-assassination See All (99) »
Taglines	Their Goal...Assassination. November 22, 1963...Accomplished! See more »
Genres	Crime Drama History Thriller
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:14 Australia:PG Canada:PG (video rating) France:Tous publics Germany:12 Hungary:14 Japan:G Norway:16 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG (video) United States:PG

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Also Known As	Complot à Dallas (France) Unternehmen Staatsgewalt (Germany) Acción ejecutiva (Spain) Akcija za atentat (Yugoslavia, Serbian title) Halálra ítélve (Hungary) See more »
Runtime	91 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.66 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono
Filming Locations	3330 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

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$1,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The first film to openly question the veracity of the Warren Commission's report into the death of John F. Kennedy. See more »
Goofs	On the morning of 22 November 1963, a paperboy is throwing newspapers from his bike. He is wearing a Texas Rangers baseball cap. The Washington Senators did not move to Arlington, Texas and become the Rangers until 1972. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into La classe américaine (1993). See more »
Crazy Credits	(at around 3 mins) Although much of this film is fiction, much of it is also based on documented historical fact. Did the conspiracy we describe actually exist? We do not know. We merely suggest that it could have existed. See more »
Quotes	Chris: Yeah, I got his rifle. It's a 6.5 millimeter Italian Carcano. It shoots high and to the left, and the bolt sticks. Christ, the Italians quit makin' these 25 years ago! They called it "The rifle that never hurt anyone... on purpose!" See more »

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