Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987)

Name: Who Killed Vincent Chin?
Director: Christine Choy
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1987-03-11
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Lily Chin, Ronald Ebens, Michael Nitz, Charles Kaufman, Helen Zia

March 11, 19871h 27mEN

6.8

5 votes

Documentary

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.

Director

Christine Choy

Top Billed Cast

Lily Chin

Herself

Ronald Ebens

Himself

Michael Nitz

Himself

Charles Kaufman

Himself

Helen Zia

Herself

Status

Released

Original Language

Mandarin

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Production Companies

Film News Now FoundationThe Film Foundation Inc.Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)Hobson/Lucas Family FoundationWTVSCorporation for Public Broadcasting