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Feature film — 1987

Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987)

6.81h 27mDocumentary

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.

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A high-signal pick with 5 votes.

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

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Director: Christine Choy

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Lily Chin

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Ronald Ebens

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Michael Nitz

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Charles Kaufman

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Helen Zia

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