Abraham Zapruder(1905-1970)

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Director
Cinematographer

Abraham Zapruder was born on 15 May 1905 in Kowel, Poland, Russian Empire [now Kovel, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Dispatches (1987). He was married to Lillian Zapruder. He died on 30 August 1970 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Known for

Dispatches

6.6

TV Series

Additional Crew(as Dr. Abraham Zapruder)

Credits

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In the Line of Fire
7.2
- assassination footage: JFK (uncredited)
- 1993
JFK
8.0
- assassination footage: JFK (uncredited)
- 1991
Dispatches
6.6
TV Series
- archive: Colorific (as Dr. Abraham Zapruder)
- 1988

Director

Cinematographer

Personal details

Alternative name
- Dr. Abraham Zapruder
Born
- May 15, 1905
- Kowel, Poland, Russian Empire [now Kovel, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine]
Died
- August 30, 1970
- Dallas, Texas, USA(stomach cancer)
Spouse
- Lillian Zapruder1933 - August 30, 1970 (his death, 2 children)
Publicity listings
- 5 Portrayals

Did you know

Trivia
His JFK footage was valued at $16 million (£10 million) by an arbitration panel. The US Government was ordered to pay the amount, the equivalent to $615,384 (£384,615) per second, to the heirs of Abraham Zapruder for taking his footage into the National Archives, where it now resides. It holds the Guinness record of the most expensive reel of film.

Quotes
I was shooting as they were coming along, and Jacqueline and the President were waving, and as {the car] came in line with my camera, I heard a shot. I saw the President lean over to Jacqueline - I didn't realize what had happened, actually - then the second shot came. I saw his head open up, and I started yelling, "They killed him, they killed him!" and I continued shooting until they were under the underpass. (from a 1966 interview)