JFK Director’s Cut 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
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Academy Award-winner Oliver Stone’s (“Natural Born Killers,” “Born on the Fourth of July”) highly acclaimed and Academy Award-winning docudrama chronicles New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison’s investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy – controversially putting to the test some of the incredible details of the official “single assassin” and “magic bullet” explanations that have quietly plagued the nation for decades. Academy Award-winning superstar Kevin Costner (“Rumor Has It,” “The Bodyguard”) heads a tremendous all-star cast, with the real Garrison in an ironic cameo as future Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren, of the government’s infamous Warren Commission. Leonard Maltin acclaims this dramatic tale as “absolutely riveting. . . superb. . . Oscar-winner for Robert Richardson’s cinematography and Joe Hutshing and Pietro Scalia’s phenomenal editing.” JFK Director’s Cut 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
This acclaimed Oliver Stone drama presents the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner). When Garrison begins to doubt conventional thinking on the murder, he faces government resistance, and, after the killing of suspected assassin Lee Harvey Oswald (Gary Oldman), he closes the case. Later, however, Garrison reopens the investigation, finding evidence of an extensive conspiracy behind Kennedy’s death. JFK Director’s Cut 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Bonus Content:
- 2023 4K Restoration of the Original Camera Negative Supervised and Approved by Director, Co-Writer and Producer Oliver Stone
- Presented in Dolby Vision
- Audio Commentary with Oliver Stone
- 2023 4K Restoration of the Original Camera Negative Supervised and Approved by Oliver Stone
Additional information
| MPAA rating : | R (Restricted) |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions : | 0.48 x 6.78 x 5.3 inches; 2.88 ounces |
| Director : | Oliver Stone |
| Media Format : | 4K |
| Run time : | 3 hours and 26 minutes |
| Release date : | June 24, 2025 |
| Actors : | Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Costner, Laurie Metcalf, Tommy Lee Jones |
| Producers : | A. Kitman Ho, Oliver Stone |
| Language : | English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0), English (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1) |
| Studio : | SHOUT! FACTORY |
| ASIN : | B0F1NKG2MN |
| Number of discs : | 2 |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #13 in Drama Blu-ray Discs |
| Customer Reviews: | (10,592) |
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vorbelutrioperbir –
Some genuinely excellent information, Glad I discovered this. “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly what is essential is invisible to the eye.” by Antoine De Saint-Exupery.
Tabitha –
Timeless, Extra Stony
I’d like to watch again.
Guy Denutte –
“WE are the Evil Empire” (Bill Hicks)
If you ever thought about Eisenhower’s wise words in his farewell speech : “beware of the military-industrial complex”, and kept wondering what he really meant, well, look at this film. President Kennedy wanted a Pax Americana for the world. (By the way, when was the last time you ever heard those words ?) President Kennedy wanted to make peace with the Soviet Union, and he wanted to retreat all troops from Vietnam by 1965. The day after he was killed, Johnson took over and immediately sent more troops to Vietnam. The US would stay there till 1975. The war was lost in human and political terms, but the “military-industrial” complex got richer and more powerful. Bell sold their helicopters, General Dynamics their fighters, etc. War is the biggest industry in the US, but the public doesn’t know how it works. We aren’t allowed to know, because of “national security”. So there’s a lot of money to be made, since furthermore, there’s no sharp line to be drawn between the military ordering equipment and the industry offering it.This film is very important. It shows the exact point in history when the US lost the very significance of its democracy. Since then, the US are an evil empire, where foreign politics doesn’t depend on the personal ideas of the elected president, but on what the military-industrial complex wants. Obama already said he would increase the defense budget. He also said he wanted to retreat troops from Iraq, but immediately added that the situation in Afghanistan merits more attention. Obama promised change, but he didn’t even remove the secretary of Defense of Bush ! What kind of change is this ? In his place, I would be scared to death also. Remember Kennedy fired Dulles from the CIA, and who “helped” trying finding out who killed president Kennedy in the Warren commission ? Yeah, precisely : his good old buddy Dulles… What kind of “democracy” is this ?This film shows in quite some detail how the conspiracy was forged. To begin with, all standard security procedures were violated. The major of Dallas changed the route of the presidential car, so that it included a slow turn. A lonely shooter was blamed, and killed before the public could hear him say he really worked for the military intelligence – where he was taught Russian and was sent to Russia as a double agent. He just managed to say to the cameras he was “a patsy”. Then Ruby, Oswald’s killer, was injected with cancer cells, so he couldn’t tell who was ordering him. Immediately after the killing of Kennedy, CBS reported that “president Kennedy was hit by three shots” ! How did they know that ? Who said that anyway ? It was false, to begin with. The Zapruderfilm showed there were at least six shots ! And to prevent the truth to emerge, the autopsy of Kennedy was interrupted by some admirals, taking the corpse away to Washington, where the brain of Kennedy “was lost” and the photos of his dead body manipulated. More intriguing is that in New Zealand the newspapers had the full story of Oswald and his fake biography four hours before he was actually charged with the murder of the president, following Colonel Fletcher Prouty, X in the film, and author of the book “JFK – The CIA, Vietnam and the plot to assassinate John F. Kennedy”.Hitler said in “Mein Kampf” : The bigger the lie, the more credibility it gets, “since it would never come into the heads of the people to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously. Even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt and waver and will continue to think that there may be some other explanation.”Ambassador Joseph Wilson said : “… a majority of Americans, wanting to trust in the president and his words, actually came to believe that Saddam had nuclear weapons and was somehow responsible for the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.”Now, in the fake democracy the US is nowadays, it seems very likely that even 9/11 was orchestrated by the military-industrial complex. I know you’ll probably have problems believing this. I had trouble to believe it myself, I’ll tell you. Hear me out, and above all : compare with what happened to Kennedy. To begin with, the murderer was immediately identified. No need to go through a thorough investigation. Osama bin Laden was blamed immediately by Bush. How did they know that ? This is very weird, taking into consideration that the intelligence was apparently a total mess, since those attacks happened in the first place. Now, as happened in the case of Oswald, Osama bin Laden was CIA, and the saying goes : once CIA, always CIA. Now, if you have a suspect, like Osama bin Laden, then it’s even stranger that you let all his family members fly away on 9/12, when not a single other plane in the US was allowed to fly. Probably, like with Oswald, the military-industrial complex was not interested that the public became aware of the connections Osama bin Laden still had with the CIA, or maybe they didn’t want to reveal the relationship of the Bush and the bin Laden families, shown by Michael Moore in his film Fahrenheit 9/11. What’s for sure is that the White House wasn’t interested in a investigation. George W. Bush also interfered with Congress investigating the attacks, saying – on the record, see Fahrenheit 9/11 : “It’s important for us not to reveal how we collect information. That’s what the enemy wants.”We also have a clear problem with some “evidence” that was shown to all of us on 9/11. They told us the Pentagon was hit by a plane. Have you ever taken a close look to the small hole that was made in the building ? This is far too small for a large 767. There weren’t any remains of a fuselage, the motors, the wings, no, nothing at all, let alone some bodies… Compare with any other plane crash you have seen photos of…To make the similarities with the Kennedy assassination complete, it is also very intriguing that the BBC announced the collapse of the Solomon Brothers Building (WTC7), a huge skyscraper, 23 minutes before it actually happened ! Even worse, when they announced it, you could still see the building erect on the live images behind the speaker. Don’t believe me. I don’t ask you that. I prefer you check it out for yourself : do a web search with the words “Solomon brothers collapse BBC”.Now, the collapse of the Solomon Brothers building is at the same time the “magic bullet mystery” of 9/11. I do not know of any law or force in nature that when two skyscrapers collapse, it will always take a third skyscraper down. In this way, the Solomon Brothers represents the “magic collapse mystery” of 9/11.As with the Kennedy killing, we have to look beyond the facts, and ask WHY this happened, and take a look on the consequences of this “attack”. The list is as follows : (1) the war in Afghanistan, (2) the invasion of Iraq, (3) the Patriot Act, limiting our democratic, civil rights and (4) the Guantánamo prison, where people were jailed without legal defense and even tortured.When presidents of the US draw a line between Good and Evil, I always feel uncomfortable. We first had to be aware of the Soviet Union, the “Evil Empire”. Now, Iraq, Iran and North Korea are considered the “Axis of Evil”. Bill Hicks saw it a little different : “One day, we might find out that WE are the evil empire”.
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Glen Johnson –
Oliver Stone’s Magnum Opus!
This movie is fantastic. Oliver Stone will never top it. Outstanding filmmaking. Great performances from the entire cast. Especially Joe Pesci’s manic Fountainbleau hotel room scene. However, this film is NOT correct. There was no grand conspiracy at the heart of the murder of John F. Kennedy. Deep analysis of the Zapruder film demonstrates this conclusively. I would love to believe that mysterious, powerful men plotted and carried out the killing of the President of the United States. And this movie is so well made that most people who see it for the first or second time will believe a conspiracy DID take place in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Including me! But if anyone will do a reasonable amount of reading on the subject, they will discover, as I did within 2 years of the release of this movie, that it would require a stupefying degree of incredible elements all coming together perfectly for the conspiracy to be carried out. Was Lee Harvey Oswald somehow manipulated into a menial job at the Texas School Book Depository about 6 weeks before the assassination, so he could then become a patsy for the crime? His neighbor was instrumental in him getting that job. Was the neighbor in on the conspiracy? The man who actually hired Oswald at the TSBD, Roy Truly, testified that he was not expecting to hire anyone on his own volition. He only interviewed and then hired Oswald because of the phone call from the neighbor. Was Roy Truly part of the conspiracy? There are so many instances like these that cannot be dismissed. But, as I said, this movie is Oliver Stone’s masterpiece. Both things can be true: that this film is fantastic, AND that it’s premise is all wrong. Oliver Stone himself calls this movie his ‘myth’ to counter what he believes is the Warren Commission ‘myth.’ The Warren Commission certainly was not perfect. Did they make mistakes? Of course they did! That does NOT mean it’s main conclusions were in error. Namely, that Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots from the sixth floor of the TSBD, that the first shot missed, the second caused all the wounds to Kennedy and Governor Connally, and the third struck Kennedy in the head. In about 9 seconds. That Jack Ruby took it upon himself to shoot Oswald, and that it was sheer luck that Ruby arrived where and when he did in time to do just that. That the Zapruder film has not been doctored in any way that ‘cover’s up’ what actually happened in the motorcade. After Oswald was apprehended by the police that day, and sat for interviews, he always consistently lied about one thing: that he owned a rifle. Why would he do that? It strongly indicates a consciousness of guilt. Even Oswald’s brother, Robert, has affirmed through the decades that he is convinced that Lee fired the shots that killed Kennedy. But by all means enjoy Oliver Stone’s masterwork. Awesome movie. Incredible filmmaking. However, don’t stop at viewing this movie, and then only using it to form your beliefs on how President Kennedy was killed. Read ‘Case Closed’ by Gerald Posner. Watch the PBS Frontline program ‘Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald.’ Especially the originally aired 3 hour long program. Read the definitive tome on the subject by Vincent Bugliosi called ‘Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy.’ If these works on the subject do not convince you, then you may simply be ‘married to’ the idea of a conspiracy. And no other viewpoint will satisfy you. Even if it is the truth.
33 people found this helpful
Donald –
A must watch movie
This is probably the best movie ever made. Shows how are own corrupt government can get Rid of any Body Any time no matter who you are. And shows you who is really in charge of this country, and its not the American people. I would highly recommend this movie to any one a must watch. You decide if there was more than one person who fired a shot at JFK.
Deborah –
5 Stars
Very good! Only the language is bad.Well researched and well done!
Alfred Johnson –
Once Again- Who Killed John F. Kennedy?
At one time the question of who killed President John F. Kennedy on that bad November day in 1963 was something of a cottage industry among those who did not buy into the admittedly rushed conclusions of the Warren Commission that was ordered to come to some conclusions in the wake of many unanswered questions by his successor, Lyndon Baines Johnson, in order to assuage the shell-shocked American people. In some circles, circles like that around New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison whose investigation of the matter is the subject of Oliver Stone’s take on the subject in his award-winning JFK, that report only added fuel to the fire of those nagging unanswered questions. Especially by those who could not believe on the public facts of the case that a lone gunman, something of a loser and misbegotten, Lee Harvey Oswald could have done the deed alone. And while that cottage industry has faded somewhat as those who were avidly pursuing their theories have passed on or nothing has come up since then to finally allow them to find their “smoking gun” there will always been a place for such speculation as long as some people like to cling to conspiracy theories of history-or politics.Of course everybody in America in those days, like in earlier times Pearl Harbor and later times 9/11, knew exactly where they were when they heard the news of the assassination of JFK. I had been in a classroom at North Adamsville High when the headmaster came on the P.A. system to tell us the shocking news that one of our own, our poster boy Irishman even if he was chandelier, had been killed down in heathen redneck Dallas. I took it personally pretty hard for a while but I moved on between unattached girls, college, military service, more girls, women, who I wound marrying and having children with and trying to keep body and soul together for a while. Then one day some years after 1991 the year Stone’s film came out I was at a library and noticed a DVD on display with the title The Men Who Killed Kennedy from 1988. The title implying, as is usual in this case, more than one killer alone perked my latent interest since although I was aware of the various theories afloat, most notably Mark Lane’s Rush to Judgement which was the “godfather” of the genre I still figured that the nefarious Oswald did the deed on his own hook. I grabbed that DVD with both hands and subsequently read or viewed most of the material in English on the subject. That was the time when I initially looked at Stone’s film to see where he was going with his theory honing in especially on Garrison’s work which did actually bring somebody, Clay Shaw, if unsuccessfully, before a court.I had written a short review of that original film The Men Who Killed Kennedy some of which I have reread and after recently re-watching JFK, no mean task at three and a half hours, can stand for my take on Stone’s take on the Garrison investigation. Below are some points the two films have in common notwithstanding that Stone, as on other occasions, has used a great deal of cinematic license to produce a commercial film.“Those of us who are interested in history often come across situations where we have to defend the notion that there are conspiracies in history but not all history is a conspiracy. In modern times, with the earlier example of Pearl Harbor and the possible future exception of 9/11, the ‘mystery’ of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963 has played into the hands of those who see history merely as a conspiracy. I have read more than my fair share of books on the subject, most recently the late Norman Mailer’s book on Oswald, and here I review a documentary, The Men Who Killed Kennedy from 1988 that, in essence, merely adds fuel to the fire of that controversy. At this remove however I think it is clear that the conspiracy- mongers have had their day on the subject and have come up short. Not through lack of trying, though. (Of course their rejoinder courtesy of the late newsman Daniel Schorr is that the conspiracy was so well planned that even fifty plus years later it still holds water-everybody kept quiet.)“Given my leftward political trajectory since the time of the assassination one would think that I would be amenable to some theory of high-level governmental, corporate or criminal conspiracy. As a teenager I campaigned for Kennedy in 1960. I was shocked and dismayed by his murder, throwing away a political notebook that I kept and swearing off politics forever. That resolve obviously did not last long. I am, moreover, more than willing to believe that governmental officials, corporate officers and criminal masterminds are willing to do anything to keep their positions of power. I could especially believe the theory that then Vice-President Johnson and his minions had a hand in the plot. Hell given Johnson’s nasty political sense in his rise to national prominence he could have done the whole deal. However, it just does not wash here. Part of the problem is there are just too many theories to fit the facts.“The real problem with the various conspiracy theories is that they ask us to suspend disbelieve for their theories even greater than the botched up job that the Warren Commission provided. These theories inevitably work between the lines of that report.I think the classic example in this documentary, that can stand for my opinion in general, is when one of the conspiracy theorists very calmly states his propositions about how the Warren Report botched things and then, as calmly cites four possible groups of conspirators who could have done the deed, anti-Castro Cubans, disgruntled CIA rogue elements, disgruntled militarists and Mafia-types. Well that narrows the field considerably, doesn’t it? Stone’s film falls into that crack since in the course of three and one half hours every theory that I am aware even to the various characters the theories relied on got a airing.“But here is the kicker- I am convinced that Lee Harvey Oswald was capable of doing the murder by himself, that he did it and that he stands before history as having done it. Grand conspiracy theories that deny the role of the individual in history do so in this case for no apparent reason. That ‘theory’ may not be sexy enough for some but Oswald should have his fifteen minutes of infamy. Unless someone produces the ‘smoking gun’ missing in all other theories-in short, a real named person (or persons) who did the deed let us leave it at that. Garrison tried and failed with the possible CIA connection through the trial of Clay Shaw who actually was, as the end notes point out was working for the CIA in 1963-although that does not mean he was a conspirator-post facto. A very interesting and well-produced film though.
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Mike 2 –
Stunning and Intense
It delivers a visually striking and gripping retelling of the assassination, with sharp 4K clarity and immersive storytelling.
Sarah –
The Greatest Political Thriller of All Time – A Deep Dive into the JFK Assassination
JFK isn’t just a movie—it’s an experience. Directed by Oliver Stone, this film is, in my opinion, the best movie of all time. It takes one of the most shocking events in American history—the assassination of President John F. Kennedy—and digs into the countless theories, questions, and contradictions that have surrounded it for decades.The film follows New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison (played brilliantly by Kevin Costner) as he reopens the investigation into JFK’s death, refusing to accept the official story. From the “magic bullet” theory and the mysterious behavior of Lee Harvey Oswald to the possibility of a broader conspiracy involving the CIA, the mob, military-industrial complex, and even internal government forces—JFK lays it all out in gripping, dramatic detail.What makes this movie so powerful is how it weaves real historical footage, intense courtroom scenes, and compelling dialogue into a narrative that keeps you thinking long after the credits roll. Whether you believe the theories or not, the film does an incredible job at making you question what we were told and how deep the truth might be buried.It’s smart, bold, and unapologetically challenging. A must-watch for history buffs, political thinkers, or anyone who loves a good mystery. JFK is not just a film—it’s a cinematic wake-up call.
3 people found this helpful
Kindle Customer –
The Most Controversial Film Ever Made
Although I own this movie on DVD and bought several VHS editions ages ago, I am glad I can click on the box and see this great film on Amazon Prime whenever I choose. It is undoubtedly Director Oliver Stone’s masterpiece (Stone admits that this is his “Godfather” on the DVD Audio commentary), and it is surely the Citizen Kane of all high-profile Conspiracy films, including masterworks like The Manchurian Candidate (the 1962 Frank Sinatra film that Oswald allegedly saw in New Orleans), The Day of the Jackal (1973), and The Parallax View (1974). Kevin Costner produced the finest performance of his career as New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison and considering that he headlines one of the greatest ensemble casts in movie history in JFK, that was no small feat. However, of all the terrific performances in JFK, including Sissy Spacek, Gary Oldman, Ed Asner, Joe Pesci, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau, only the future Academy-Award winner Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive 1993) was nominated for his role as the sinister but charming Industrialist master-spy Clay Shaw, losing the Supporting Actor prize to the less deserving, but long overdue character actor Jack Palance (for his role as Curly in the comedy City Slickers). Except for Asner, Jones, and Oldman, all of the above mentioned were already Oscar winners. Twenty-six years later Oldman would finally win the Best Actor award for his fabulous portrayal of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. Not bad for the Englishman who convincingly plays the highly complex Lee Harvey Oswald in this groundbreaking 1991 film and should have been nominated for it.Would also highly recommend Stone’s spellbinding 2021 documentary JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as a companion piece, which is also available on Amazon Prime. This four-hour documentary was narrated by the late great Oscar nominee Donald Sutherland (who has a bit part in JFK) along with Oscar-winner Whoopi Goldberg, which leads to the stunning conclusion that virtually proves that there was a conspiracy to murder the President.Stone’s 1991 magnum Opus has remained the most controversial film ever made but even if you believe Oswald acted alone, you cannot help but be powerfully moved by the electrifying narrative, superb direction, dozens of excellent acting performances, a nerve-beating score by Oscar-winning legend John Williams, not to mention the Academy-Award winning Cinematography and Editing, the only two awards out of eight nominations that the Academy would dare give it. JFK is a cinematic classic for the ages, but not one for the faint-hearted or close-minded. It certainly will stand the test of time even if most American historians and Establishment journalists continue in their collective stubbornness to downgrade it. A ten-star film even if one can only grant it five stars maximum.
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Wyatt Williams –
Great Political Film to watch.
Outstanding 90’s classic to watch. A lot of Oliver Stones from his early days are interesting to watch because they dealt with the 60’s Vietnam Era back then. Great cast from the beginning to the end. This can be a favorite for anyone conspiracy theorist fans out there who are curious about what happened in the John F Kennedy assassination. This film did a pretty good job at capturing the 1960’s era during the time of Kennedy’s assassination. The 60’s was a very disturbing time because of all the crazy events that happened back then. The ending is a bit of a downer, but it’s still an interesting film to watch. Highly recommended.
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