Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987)
Directed by Christine Choy, Renee Tajima-Peña · 87 min · Documentary
9.0 TOPICAL score · #5,711 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987, directed by Christine Choy and Renee Tajima-Peña) has a TOPICAL score of 9.0 - ranked 5,711 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (5 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (5 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 5 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read957 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Lily Chin, Ronald Ebens, Michael Nitz, Charles Kaufman