Who Killed Vincent Chin?
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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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Renee Tajima-Peña Director · Christine Choy Director Holly Fisher Editor
United States release March 11, 1987 · Produced in United States · Languages Chinese, English
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Film News Now Foundation
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The Film Foundation Inc.
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
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Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation
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WTVS
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting
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Detroit Public TV
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English
Release dates
United States · March 11, 1987
Theatrical
United States
October 2, 2021 · Theatrical · Restored Version, NYFF (HBO)
South Korea
September 3, 1988 · Theatrical
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