Vendetta (1999)

  • NR
  • 07/03/1999 (US)
  • Drama, TV Movie
  • 1h 57m

Overview

Based on a true story, Vendetta tells the shocking and tragic story of a group of Sicilian immigrants working on the New Orleans docks in the 1890's. After the Chief of Police was brutally murdered, much of the city's Sicilian population was rounded up and brought in for questioning. Eventually, thirteen were formally tried for murder and nine went to trial, and while they were acquitted, a series of brutal lynchings showed they had as much to fear from the city's general populace as they did from the corrupt police force.

Nicholas Meyer

Director

Richard Gambino

Writer

Timothy Prager

Writer

Cast

Alessandro Colla's headshot

Alessandro Colla

Gaspare Marchesi
Pierrino Mascarino's headshot

Pierrino Mascarino

Antonio Marchesi
Luke Askew's headshot

Luke Askew

William Parkerson
Clancy Brown's headshot

Clancy Brown

Chief Hennessy
Christopher Walken's headshot

Christopher Walken

James Houston
Andrew Connolly's headshot

Andrew Connolly

Sheriff Bill Villere
Bruce Davison's headshot

Bruce Davison

Thomas Semmes
Joaquim de Almeida's headshot

Joaquim de Almeida

Joseph Macheca

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