Trivia

Jack Ruby's real-life Rabbi, Hillel Silverman and Police Detective Jim Leavelle both appeared as themselves, reenacting their part in the event.

Frederic Forrest was born three years before the real Lee Harvey Oswald was. He was 42 during filming, making him 18 years older than Oswald was at the time of his murder.

Michael Lerner and Frederic Forrest, who played the title characters, died 2 1/2 months apart in 2023.

Director Mel Stuart also directed the documentary Four Days in November (1964).

One of three films about the JFK assassination where actor John William Galt plays a small role. He also appears in The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977) and JFK (1991).