Zapruder Film Analysis

The Zapruder film is an amateur motion picture recording of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. The film was taken by Abraham Zapruder, a bystander who used a Bell & Howell Zoomatic Director Series Model 8 8mm home movie camera. The film, which is 26 seconds long and contains 486 frames, provides a clear view of the presidential limousine as it traveled towards and past Zapruder's position on the north side of Elm Street. The film is notable for capturing the moment of the fatal head shot that killed President Kennedy. The Zapruder film has been a subject of intense analysis and debate, providing crucial evidence for various theories about the assassination. In Hebrew, the film is referred to as סרט זפרדר. In Spanish, it is known as la película de Zapruder, and in French, it is called le film de Zapruder.