Who was really operating behind the scenes 63 years ago on Nov. 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated ? An upcoming biopic offers a new perspective. November 1963, in theaters Nov. 20, reframes that infamous day through the eyes of those working in the shadows.  November 1963, in theaters Nov. 20, reframes that infamous day through the eyes of those working in the shadows. Directed by Roland Joffé and starring John Travolta , Dermot Mulroney , Robert Carlyle and Mandy Patinkin , it offers something other accounts of the assassination don’t have: the perspective of Joseph “Pepe” Giancana, brother of Chicago mobster Sam Giancana. Nicki Celozzi, nephew to both, is the movie’s screenwriter.  The trailer makes reference to a deal struck between the Kennedy administration and the Chicago Outfit, one of the most prominent American mafias of the 20th century. The Kennedy family’s “broken promise,” a voiceover can be heard saying, led to the mob feeling “double-cro...