Vendetta
by Nicholas Meyer
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Actor: Alessandro Colla, Andrew Connolly, Christopher Walken, Clancy Brown, Luke AskewDirector: Nicholas Meyer
Brand: HBO HOME VIDEO
Producer: Alan Di Fiore
Producer: Gary A. Randall
Producer: Gary Lucchesi
Producer: Mark Israel
Producer: Nicholas Pileggi
Writer: Richard Gambino
Writer: Timothy Prager
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 117 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-03-07
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Movie Reviews of Vendetta
Movie Review: Powerful & Sobering
Summary: 5 Stars
I believe this movie should be more widely known & seen. I picked this up in a large lot of movies I bought on eBay. I had never heard of it & had low expectations. I thought it was one of the most powerful movies I've seen, particularly because it is based on a true story that is no longer widely known. I thought it was well made & particularly well acted. The start was a bit rough & the budget circumscribes the range of the movie a little but otherwise it was excellent. Very appropos of the current dialogue on immigration. But especially poignant as a case study of injustice, corruption & the mob mentality. The end is quite chilling.
Summary of Vendetta
BASED ON A TRUE STORY, A RUTHLESS CABAL OF BUSINESSMEN AND THEIR POLITICAL CRONIES SEEK TO WREST CONTROL OF THE NEW ORLEANS DOCKS FROM A LEADING ITALIAN FAMILY. THEIR METHODY? UNLEASHING THE ANIMAL RAGE OF AN ANGRY MOB AND LIGHTING A POWDER KEG KNOWN AS VENDETTA. SPECIAL FEATURE: CAST & CREW BIOGRAPHIES/FILMOGRAPHIESWhile history books often use the 1921 Sacco and Vanzetti case as an example of justice falling victim to the bigotry of the times, this HBO movie--based on a turn-of-the-century New Orleans trial--provides a far more sobering example. Vendetta opens with a montage of black-and-white photos of immigrants arriving in the U.S., accompanied by an audio track of anti-immigrant invective that sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Christopher Walken lends his always unsettling presence as the city's largest cotton exporter and mastermind of a plot to take over the docks from the Italian immigrants who run them. When police chief David Hennessy (Clancy Brown) refuses to go along with the plan, he's shot and killed, and a random group of Italian produce merchants are accused of the murder. The trial and its appalling aftermath are portrayed with a realistic vehemence that may make some viewers flinch. Director Nicholas Meyer has coaxed powerful performances from a cast of mostly unknown actors, most notable among these is Alessandro Colla, who makes his debut as 15-year-old Gaspare Marchesi and provides the film's few smiles. The pacing makes Vendetta hard to follow at first, but as the subplots begin to converge like cars speeding toward the same intersection, the film compels you to keep watching until the inevitable conclusion. --Larisa Lomacky Moore
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