A WOMAN whose grandfather filmed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as a home movie is suing the U.S. Government for its return.

    Gayle Nix Jackson is also seeking US$10m in compensation over the film shot by Orville Nix in November 1963.

    He sold the film to news agency UPI for US$5,000 with an agreement for its return after 25 years. The film was later handed to the government for its inquiries.

    Nix Jackson says she was told this year the government agency believed to be in possession did not have the film.

    The 8mm Nix film was shot from the opposite side of the presidential limousine. The Nix film shows the bullet hitting the president, first lady Jackie Kennedy climbing on to the trunk of the limousine, and secret service agent Clint Hill jumping into the vehicle.

    Its last known sighting was with the House Select Committee on Assassinations in 1978.

    It was believed to have been handed to the National Archives and Records Administration, but the lawsuit says the agency has said that it no longer has the movie.(SD-Agencies)