| Sacco and Vanzetti | |
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| Directed by | Peter Miller |
| Produced by | Amy Carey Linton Jesse Crawford Peter Miller Nicole Opper Tom Roche |
| Starring | Henry Fonda Arlo Guthrie David Kaiser Giuliano Montaldo Nunzio Pernicone Tony Shalhoub Studs Terkel Mary Anne Trasciatti John Turturro Howard Zinn |
| Cinematography | Stephen McCarthy |
| Edited by | Amy Carey Linton |
| Music by | John T. LaBarbera |
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| Distributed by | First Run Features |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sacco and Vanzetti is a 2006 documentary film directed by Peter Miller. [1] Produced by Peter Miller and Editor Amy Linton, the film presents interviews with researchers and historians of the lives of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, and their trial. It also presents forensic evidence that refutes that used by the prosecution during the trial. Prison letters written by the defendants are read by voice actors with Tony Shalhoub as Sacco and John Turturro as Vanzetti. [2] Interviewees include Howard Zinn, Studs Terkel and Arlo Guthrie.[ citation needed ]
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Sacco and Vanzetti won the 2007 John E. O'Connor Film Award, the American Historical Association's annual prize for the best historical film. [3] [4] It was released nationally in theaters in March 2007 and later on DVD.[ citation needed ]
