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Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987)

1h 27m

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Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987)

Name: Who Killed Vincent Chin?
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1987-03-11

1h 27m

Running Time

March 11, 1987
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Plot.

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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Cast & Crew.

Lily Chin

Herself

Ronald Ebens

Himself

Michael Nitz

Himself

Charles Kaufman

Himself

Helen Zia

Herself

Christine Choy

Director / Camera Operator

Renee Tajima-Peña

Producer / Director

Holly Fisher

Editor

Nancy Tong

Producer

Kyle Kibbe

Camera Operator

Juanita Anderson

Executive Producer

Lucia Hwong

Composer

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Details.

Release Date
March 11, 1987

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 27m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

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Wiki.

Who Killed Vincent Chin? is a 1987 American documentary film produced and directed by Christine Choy and Renee Tajima-Peña that recounts the murder of Vincent Chin. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It was later broadcast as part of the PBS series POV.

In 2021, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".