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.
Release Date | March 11, 1987 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Who Killed Vincent Chin? | |
Runtime | 1h 27min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | Mandarin, English | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | United States of America | |
Production Companies | Film News Now FoundationThe Film Foundation Inc.Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)Hobson/Lucas Family FoundationWTVSCorporation for Public BroadcastingDetroit Public TV |