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      Sacco and Vanzetti

      2006 1h 21m Documentary List
      86% 29 Reviews Tomatometer 76% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two anarchists from Italy, become an unfortunate symbol of bigotry aimed at immigrants and dissenters in 1920s America. Accused of murder, the pair are convicted after a highly prejudicial and inflammatory trial, and are executed in 1927. Read More Read Less
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      Engrossing and enraging, Sacco and Vanzetti exhumes an infamous judicial failure with a painful amount of modern relevance.

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      Audience Member It's not for everyone, nothing blows up, but I learned a lot about our country's past and present and how the future could be different, if only we were different. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent documentary. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review david c This is an amazing story about two Italian American's who endured suffering based on racial prejudice as immigrants. Yes, Italians were victims of the same things that Mexican's are dealing with now...but the documentary put me to sleep. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member another one bites the dust! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member The trial of the century in 1921. It polarized America and garnered attention through out the world. Interesting mixture of historical photos, interviews, the letters and the culture that these individuals and thier trial spawned, It does not explore thier guilt or innocence, but the prejudice of the day, and asks does it translate to today. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting documentary about one of several 'Trial of the Century' events of the 20th Century. Were they innocent? Who knows? But what is clear is that they were not given a fair trial in any way shape or form. Far more of a politically motivated show trial designed to send a message to people with unpopular political leanings (not to mention ethnic background) than any kind of search for justice, it is a grim reminder of what happens when facts take a back seat to nationalism and when justice is trampled by mob ruled hatred. A lesson that still echoes today. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Wesley Morris Boston Globe Rated: 2/4 Nov 24, 2011 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: A Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune Nicola Sacco, Bartolomeo Vanzetti, and the incredible firestorm of outrage generated by their criminal trials have been largely neglected in recent years, but Peter Miller's absolutely engrossing documentary Sacco and Vanzetti brings it all back. Rated: 3/4 May 17, 2007 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com A long-held cause celebre for leftists the world over, the story of immigrant activists Sacco & Vanzetti is told in Peter Miller's rote documentary as a reference point for the way immigrants are still mistreated in America. Rated: B Apr 26, 2009 Full Review Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Surprisingly, this is the first nonfiction film to tackle the subject and Miller manages to find the parallels to contemporary times without being too pedantic or heavy-handed. Rated: B- Jul 14, 2007 Full Review Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat But even those who might feel that the movie presents a one-sided view of the evidence would have to admit that the trial was a travesty. Apr 5, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two anarchists from Italy, become an unfortunate symbol of bigotry aimed at immigrants and dissenters in 1920s America. Accused of murder, the pair are convicted after a highly prejudicial and inflammatory trial, and are executed in 1927.
      Director
      Peter Miller
      Producer
      Jesse Crawford
      Production Co
      Willow Pond Films
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Rerelease Date (Theaters)
      Jan 21, 2007
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 2, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $31.9K
      Runtime
      1h 21m