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Where was JFK filmed?

1992 film, directed by Oliver Stone.

  • New Orleans

The story is set in New Orleans, Washington, D.C., so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
New Orleans, Washington, D.C.; Dallas
Filmed in
New Orleans
Distance
About 442 miles (711 km) between Dallas and the nearest filming location.
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About JFK

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Released
1992
Director
Oliver Stone
Cast
Kevin CostnerJoe PesciGary OldmanTommy Lee JonesSissy SpacekLaurie MetcalfMichael RookerJay O. SandersKevin BaconEd Asner
Genre
HistoricalDramaCrimeMysteryBiographical
Based on
On the Trail of the Assassins
Awards
Academy Award for Best Cinematography; Academy Award for Best Film Editing; Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film

During his farewell address in 1961, outgoing President Dwight D.

Tippit and arraigned with both murders but is killed by nightclub owner Jack Ruby.

Garrison's staff also test fire an empty Carcano rifle from the Depository and conclude that Oswald was too poor a marksman to make the shots, and that there was more than one shooter.

Famous lines from JFK

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • May I go?Clay Shaw
  • Hey, Bill.FBI Agent Frank
  • Yeah, I guess you do.Bill Broussard
  • Who killed the President?Jim Garrison
  • It's you I want to, Bill.FBI Agent Frank

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