Rent Zoot Suit (1981)
3.5 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 39min
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- Synopsis:
Part fascinating fact, part dazzling fiction, 'Zoot Suit' is the blistering film adaptation of playwright Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed stage drama based on the "zoot suit riots" that rocked 1940's Los Angeles. When barrio leader Henry Reyna (Daniel Valdez) and a group of his friends are unjustly convicted on circumstantial evidence and sent to San Quentin, activist lawyers Alice Bloomfield (Tyne Daly) and George Shearer (Charles Aidman) nght the blatant racially motivated miscarriage of justice to win Henry and his mends their freedom. Featuring Edward James Olmos (as the mythical "Pachuco") in the role that catapulted him to stardom, 'Zoot Suit' is a scorchmgly searing and seductively provocative work that skilfully blends action, drama, romance and music! - Actors:
- Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman, Tyne Daly, John Anderson, Abel Franco, Mike Gomez, Alma Martinez, Francis X. McCarthy, Lupe Ontiveros, Ed Peck, Robert Phalen, Tony Plana, Rose Portillo, Marco Rodríguez, Kelly Ward, Helena Andreyko, Bob Basso, Darlene Bryan, Bernadette Colognne
- Directors:
- Luis Valdez
- Producers:
- Peter J. Burrell
- Voiced By:
- Michael Santiago
- Writers:
- Luis Valdez
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Drama, Music & Musicals
