The Assassination of President Kennedy (2013)
Produced by multiple EMMY® Award-winning executive producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman (HBO’s John Adams and The Pacific), and EMMY® Award-winning producer Mark Herzog (History’s Gettysburg) of Herzog & Company (HCO), on Thursday, Nov. 14, CNN will premiere The Assassination of President Kennedy at 9:00pm ET and PT. The two-hour film explores the events on the day that changed the nation – and the world, as well as how the public’s perceptions of what happened that day have changed through the years.
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Dan Rather as Self |
| Production | Tom Hanks | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Blake Neely | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Sam Shepard | Acting Double |
| Writing | Ron Hansen | Writer |
| Editing | Chris A. Peterson | Editor |
| Production | Jonathan Buss | Producer |
| Camera | Craig Kief | Director of Photography |