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Zoot Suit

6.4/10
TMDB24 votes
Original: 103 min

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.

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About Zoot Suit

An American original.

Zoot Suit (1981) is a film in the drama, music genres. Directed by . The cast includes Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman, Tyne Daly.

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Original language
Runtime
103 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Directors
Writers
Luis Valdez

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What is Zoot Suit about?

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.

Who stars in Zoot Suit?

Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman, Tyne Daly, John Anderson, Abel Franco. See the cast cards above for character names.

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