Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987)
1h 27m
Running Time
March 11, 1987Release Date
Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987)
1h 27m
Running Time
March 11, 1987Release Date
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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
Self
Michael Nitz
Himself
Ronald Ebens
Self
Charles Kaufman
Himself
Helen Zia
Herself
Christine Choy
Director
Renee Tajima-Peña
Director
Nancy Tong
Producer
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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".