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Sacco & Vanzetti (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 24 Fresh: 21  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 7.1/10

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Runtime: 82 mins

Synopsis: Peter Miller directs this documentary about two Italian immigrant anarchists who were accused of murder in 1920 and executed seven years later. As Tony Shalhoub and John Turturro read the men's prison writings, commentators including Howard Zinn, Arlo Guthrie, and Studs Terkel offer... Peter Miller directs this documentary about two Italian immigrant anarchists who were accused of murder in 1920 and executed seven years later. As Tony Shalhoub and John Turturro read the men's prison writings, commentators including Howard Zinn, Arlo Guthrie, and Studs Terkel offer their insights into a story of bigotry, intolerance, and their impact. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Tony Shalhoub, John Turturro, Studs Terkel, Arlo Guthrie, Howard Zinn

Director: Peter Miller
Producer: Peter Miller, Amy Carey

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Aug 21, 2007

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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.

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07/14/07
Ted Murphy
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3/4

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.

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05/17/07
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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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.

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04/05/07
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat
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A knee-jerk take that may touch many hearts but does not feed or satisfy the mind.

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04/02/07
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International
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The meat-and-potatoes style of Sacco and Vanzetti seems less a failure of imagination than a means of putting in the foreground its intriguing subject matter.

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04/02/07
Matt Zoller Seitz
New York Times
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3.5/4

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03/31/07
Reel.com
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03/31/07
David Fear
Time Out New York
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3/4

With cases of such importance, it's always a good idea to be reminded every now and then as to how things can go wrong, and justice means that just because a person is guilty of SOMETHING, doesn't mean that it's okay for the State frame them for something

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03/31/07
Eric Lurio
Entertainment Insiders
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3.5/4

Watching the film, it's hard not to feel a cold chill of recognition, particularly when Miller's interviewees discuss immigration, patriotism and war, and civil liberties versus homeland security in a time of national crisis.

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03/30/07
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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3/4

Miller, a New Yorker, uses archival footage, dramatized readings and talking heads, including Sacco's niece and a neighbor of Vanzetti's, to get his point across.

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03/30/07
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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2.5/4

Miller's film shows how quickly Americans facing perceived foreign threats are willing to ignore basic liberties. Sound familiar?

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03/30/07
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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[Pic] does a superb job of condensing an overwhelming mass of documentation, archival imagery and artistic representation into a concise yet passionate history lesson whose relevance could not be timelier.

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03/30/07
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
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Only 81 minutes long, Sacco and Vanzetti is packed with information.

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03/29/07
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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[Director Peter Miller] shrewdly exposes the monolithic, class-driven legal machinery that sent a pair of innocent, hard-working immigrants to the chair.

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03/29/07
Jan Stuart
Newsday
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An excellent, disturbing documentary.

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03/29/07
Phil Hall
Film Threat
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An informative expose' for those naïve enough not to know that the criminal justice system has always been stacked in favor of the rich, the white, and the well-connected.

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03/28/07
Kam Williams
EURWeb
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The measured tone, though understatedly indignant regarding the miscarriage of justice, will likely draw viewers into the conversation.

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03/25/07
Kent Turner
Film-Forward.com
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rather too glib

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03/22/07
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com
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A bit pedantic, but thorough and interesting throughout, a must for history buffs.

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03/22/07
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
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The documentary is a very dry accumulation of information, but the case of Sacco and Vanzetti haunts us to this day when immigrants continue to be scapegoated by our nation's politicos.

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03/19/07
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
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