Zoot Suit
1981
An American original.
- Luis Valdez
- 1h 43m
- October 2, 1981 · United States of America
Overview
Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 2, 1981
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- Spanish, English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal Pictures
- Cast
- Ángela Moya,Jeff Reynolds,Sal Lopez,Kim Miyori,John Anderson,Edward James Olmos,Honey Garcia,Charles Aidman,Bernadette Colognne,Roberta Delgadoand 31 more
- Director
- Luis Valdez
- Writer
- Luis Valdez
- Cinematography
- David Myers
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- $3,256,694
- IMDb
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