Description |
1 DVD (1 hr., 44 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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surround |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital surround. |
Cast |
Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman, Tyne Daly, John Anderson, Daniel Valdez. |
Credits |
Original music and adaptation, Daniel Valdez ; additional music and arrangements, Shorty Rogers ; choreography, Patricia Birch ; editor, Jacqueline Cambas ; director of photography, David Myers. |
Note |
Originally issued as a motion picture in 1981. |
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Based on the play by Luis Valdez. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
Summary |
Lawyers seek justice for a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to prison. Based on the Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940's Los Angeles. |
Language |
English dialogue, optional French or Spanish subtitles subtitles ; optional captions for the hearing impaired. |
Provenance |
Gift of Ludmila Kapschutschenko-Schmitt Memorial Collection. |
Subject |
Sleepy Lagoon Trial, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942-1943 -- Drama.
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Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943 -- Drama.
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Mexican Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Mexican Americans. |
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California -- Los Angeles. |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Added Author |
Valdez, Luis, screenwriter, director.
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Burrell, Peter (Peter J.), producer.
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Olmos, Edward James, actor.
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Aidman, Charles, actor.
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Daly, Tyne, actor.
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Anderson, John, 1922-1992, actor.
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Valdez, Daniel, actor, composer.
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Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles.
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Mark Taper Forum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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ISBN |
0783276761 |
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9780783276762 |
Standard No. |
025192261725 |
Music No. |
22617 Universal |
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