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Release Date:
March 11, 1987
Original Title:
Who Killed Vincent Chin?
Alternate Titles:
誰がビンセント・チンを殺したか?
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Detroit Public TV
Film News Now Foundation
Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation
The Film Foundation Inc.
WTVS
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 87
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.
Camera Operator:
Christine Choy
Kyle Kibbe
Director:
Christine Choy
Renee Tajima-Peña
Editor:
Holly Fisher
Executive Producer:
Juanita Anderson
Producer:
Renee Tajima-Peña
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