USA,
1981, 103 min
Directed by:
Luis ValdezCinematography:
David MyersComposer:
Daniel ValdezCast:
Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Tyne Daly, John Anderson, Charles Aidman, Mike Gomez, Lupe Ontiveros, Tony Plana, Kim Miyori, Kurtwood Smith, Robert Beltran (more)VOD (1)
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Henry Reyna (Daniel Valdez) is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield (Tyne Daly) and George Shearer (Charles Aidman) fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends. (official distributor synopsis)
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