Who Killed Vincent Chin?

Who Killed Vincent Chin?

1987
1h 27m
6.2

6.2/10

4 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Film News Now Foundation The Film Foundation Inc. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation WTVS Corporation for Public Broadcasting Detroit Public TV
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
Mandarin English

Quick Facts

Release Date March 11, 1987
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0096440

Cast

Lily Chin
Lily Chin

Herself

Ronald Ebens
Ronald Ebens

Himself

Michael Nitz
Michael Nitz

Himself

Charles Kaufman
Charles Kaufman

Himself

Helen Zia
Helen Zia

Herself

Key Crew

Christine Choy
Director
Renee Tajima-Peña
Producer
Renee Tajima-Peña
Director
Juanita Anderson
Executive Producer