Rush to Judgment (1967)
(Emile de Antonio, US 1967, 124 min., DCP)
This documentary presented for the first time a simple and concise legal argument that the Warren Commission was hiding something, suggesting a broader conspiracy. Lee Harvey Oswald could not have single-handedly killed President John F. Kennedy. Director Emile de Antonio and lawyer Mark Lane recorded unpolished, first-hand interviews from witnesses with direct proximity to the murders—but who were not given a platform in the official inquiry. For a subject that has been rehashed and sensationalized so many times in the intervening sixty years, this documentary brings fresh clarity and presents a cool-headed argument that is untouched by time. Presented in a new 4K restoration prior to the anniversary of the assassination.