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Zoot Suit (1981)

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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.

Updated May 22 2020

Releases:

US -

1981-10-02

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Keywords:

musical mexican american san quentin

FACTS

Runtime: 103 mins Rating: 6.7 Tag Line: An american original.

Cast

Edward James Olmos

El Pachuco

Daniel Valdez

Henry Reyna

Robert Phalen

District Attorney

John Anderson

Judge F.W. Charles

Lupe Ontiveros

Dolores

Tony Plana

Rudy

Charles Aidman

George Shearer

Tyne Daly

Alice Bloomfield