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02/10/1981 Drama, Music 1h 43m
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An American original.

Overview

Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna 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 and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.

  1. Luis Valdez

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Daniel Valdez

    Henry Reyna

  2. Edward James Olmos

    El Pachuco

  3. Charles Aidman

    George Shearer

  4. Tyne Daly

    Alice Bloomfield

  5. John Anderson

    Judge F.W. Charles

  6. Abel Franco

    Enrique

  7. Mike Gomez

    Joey / Jose Torres

  8. Alma Martinez

    Lupe

  9. Francis X. McCarthy

    Press

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$3,256,694.00

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