Guest Eugene B. Connolly Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 (edited) When fiction becomes fact........ A/ Suddenly (1954) B/ Ocean's Eleven (1960) C/ Manchurian Candidate (1962) D/ Seven Days in May (1963) (1964 Release) (JFK vacated White House while this film (D) was being made) What do the above films all have in common? 1/ All made before assassination of JFK (Seven Days in May was filmed in 1963 and released in 1964).JFK was keen that the film should be made and vacated the White House to allow the filming of some scenes there. 2/ All made during the Cold War Years. 3/ All involve themes of subterfuge, political machinations and crime. 4/Two involve the removal by force of a democratically elected President (A,D) or political candidate for high office. 5/ Ocean's Eleven involves the meticulous planning and execution of the robbery of a Casino but in the end crime does not pay.The robbery although skilfully executed fails.The film is basically a romp. For robbery substitute an assassiation which does not fail. 6/ Three (A,B,C) except Seven Days in May (D) have Frank Sinatra in a leading role. Sinatra's wife does have a leading role in Seven Days in May. 7/ Peter Lawford,JFK's brother-in-law,was in Ocean's Eleven. Ocean's Eleven has a Mafia (Cosa Nostra) theme running through it. It has been alleged that Frank Sinatra had Mafia connections. Did some of Sinatra's alleged associates get ideas? 8/ Sinatra withheld Suddenly from distribution for several years after JFK assassination. 9/ Oswald is said to have viewed Suddenly several times and it was supposed to have been his favourite film. 10/ All of the films above portray fictitious events. Were some people "inspired" by fiction to turn fiction into fact? Query: Is it possible that these films may have contributed to the culture of political assassination and crime and in particular to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? Did any, if not all, of the above films lay the foundations for political assassination in the America of the late 50s and early 60s? Did some people in America in those years having watched these films forget the famous words of Alfred Hitchcock when he said: "It's only a movie"? EBC Edited June 7, 2007 by Eugene B. Connolly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eugene B. Connolly Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 (edited) When fiction becomes fact........A/ Suddenly (1954) B/ Ocean's Eleven (1960) C/ Manchurian Candidate (1962) D/ Seven Days in May (1963) (1964 Release) (JFK vacated White House while this film (D) was being made) What do the above films all have in common? 1/ All made before assassination of JFK (Seven Days in May was filmed in 1963 and released in 1964).JFK was keen that the film should be made and vacated the White House to allow the filming of some scenes there. 2/ All made during the Cold War Years. 3/ All involve themes of subterfuge, political machinations and crime. 4/Two involve the removal by force of a democratically elected President (A,D) or political candidate for high office. 5/ Ocean's Eleven involves the meticulous planning and execution of the robbery of a Casino but in the end crime does not pay.The robbery although skilfully executed fails.The film is basically a romp. For robbery substitute an assassiation which does not fail. 6/ Three (A,B,C) except Seven Days in May (D) have Frank Sinatra in a leading role. Sinatra's wife does have a leading role in Seven Days in May. 7/ Peter Lawford,JFK's brother-in-law,was in Ocean's Eleven. Ocean's Eleven has a Mafia (Cosa Nostra) theme running through it. It has been alleged that Frank Sinatra had Mafia connections. Did some of Sinatra's alleged associates get ideas? 8/ Sinatra withheld Suddenly from distribution for several years after JFK assassination. 9/ Oswald is said to have viewed Suddenly several times and it was supposed to have been his favourite film. 10/ All of the films above portray fictitious events. Were some people "inspired" by fiction to turn fiction into fact? 11/ Query: Is it possible that these films may have contributed to the culture of political assassination and crime and in particular to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? Did any, if not all, of the above films lay the foundations for political assassination in the America of the late 50s and early 60s? Did some people in America in those years having watched these films forget the famous words of Alfred Hitchcock when he said: "It's only a movie"? ADDED 11/ 11/ He Walked by Night (1948) American film noir starring Richard Basehart and Whit Bissell tells the story of an ex-serviceman killer who keeps his rifle wrapped in a blanket and who is pursued by two relentless police officers (Basehart and Bissell).One scene shows a policeman who stops a suspicious man (the killer) to question him.The police officer gets out of his car and is shot dead by the killer with a pistol. The film was produced by Johnny Rosselli - although his name was not mentioned in the film credits. Did Rosselli use this scene as a template for the ex-serviceman Oswald's(?) shooting of Officer J.D.Tippit? The film is referenced in the book Ultimate Sacrifice by Lamarr Waldron and Thom Hartmann. EBC Edited June 11, 2007 by Eugene B. Connolly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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