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Who Killed Vincent Chin?

1987-03-11
5
en 87m
Documentary
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.

Director

Christine Choy

Producer

Renee Tajima-Peña

Editor

Holly Fisher

Camera Operator

Christine Choy

Camera Operator

Kyle Kibbe

Director

Renee Tajima-Peña

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Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Film News Now Foundation
  • The Film Foundation Inc.
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
  • Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation