Kevin Dewalt of Minds Eye Entertainment has announced that Ketchup Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to their November 1963 movie production. November 1963 is a gripping and provocative crime thriller that reexamines one of the most scrutinized events in modern history, The assassination of JFK!
Production was made possible through Creative Saskatchewan’s Feature Film & Television Production Grant, and with Carrie Wilkins as a co-Producer Carrie Wilkins, participation from Manitoba Film & Music.
Directed by two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Roland Joffé (The Killing Fields,The Mission), the film reframes the assassination of John F. Kennedy through the eyes of those operating in the shadows, where power is negotiated, not elected.
Nicki Celozzi, nephew of Sam Giancana, wrote the script and co-produced the film along with Saskatchewan based producer Kevin Dewalt of Minds Eye Entertainment. Bonnie Giancana, daughter of Sam Giancana, is also attached as an executive producer.
His story comes from his uncle Pepe Giancana, who was with his brother Sam Giancana during this crucial time. November 1963, based on a true story, unfolds within the intense 48-hour real time period surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy shedding new light on the Chicago Outfit’s alleged involvement. The script draws from first-hand accounts, including direct insights from the family of crime boss Sam Giancana.
Two-time Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe and Emmy winner, John Travolta stars as Johnny Roselli, a key figure in organized crime and the Outfit’s man on the West Coast and Vegas. Mandy Patinkin stars as Anthony Accardo, a powerful and calculating head of the Chicago Outfit, considered one of the most powerful crime bosses in America at the time.
Dermot Mulroney steps into the role of Chuckie Nicoletti, Sam Giancana’s bodyguard and the Outfit’s most notorious South Side hitman. Robert Carlyle is playing Jack Ruby, the chameleon associate of organized crime and Jefferson White playing Lee Harvey Oswald, the patsy that was set up by The Outfit.
Ketchup Entertainment is a forward-leaning film distribution and production company championing bold, culturally resonant storytelling. Ketchup Entertainment will position November 1963 as a cultural flashpoint with a minimum 1000 screen North American release, Q4 2026, in an event film designed to provoke conversation, challenge assumptions, and ignite debate across generations.
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