Sacco and Vanzetti
Brief Synopsis
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In 1921, two Italian immigrants were tried for the murders of two payroll guards during a robbery near Boston. Because the two Italians were anarchists, their political beliefs overshadowed the trial and made them into an international cause celebre. Their conviction led to a years-long fight to prove their trial had been unfair and that someone else had committed the crimes. Eventually they became martyrs for their cause, and their guilt or...
Cast & Crew
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Giuliano Montaldo
Director
Cyril Cusack
Rosanna Fratello
Riccardo Cucciolla
Milo O'shea
Geoffrey Keen
Film Details
Also Known As
Sacco e Vanzetti
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Historical
Political
Release Date
1970
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 1m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White, Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Synopsis
Drama about Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco, two Italian immigrants and self-professed anarchists who were both convicted by a Massachusetts court of murder in a factory holdup and subsequently executed in the electric chair in 1927.
Director
Giuliano Montaldo
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Sacco e Vanzetti
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Historical
Political
Release Date
1970
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 1m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White, Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1970
Released in United States 1970
