Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987)
This film recounts the murder of Vincent Chin, an automotive engineer mistaken as Japanese who was slain by an assembly line worker who blamed him for the competition by the Japanese auto makers that were threatening his job. It then recounts how that murderer escaped justice in the court system. Restored by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation, in association with the Museum of Chinese in America. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation, with additional support provided by Todd Phillips.
- Date of release
- 1987-03-11
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Christine Choy, Renee Tajima-Peña
Casting
- Lily Chin — Herself
- Ronald Ebens — Himself
- Michael Nitz — Himself
- Charles Kaufman — Himself
- Helen Zia — Herself
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Who Killed Vincent Chin? is a 1987 American documentary film produced and directed by Christine Choy and Renee Tajima-Peña that recounts the killing of Vincent Chin. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It was later broadcast as part of the PBS series POV.
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