Product Overview
Vendetta DVD 1999 / Directed by Nicholas Meyer / Starring: Christopher Walken, Clancy Brown, Bruce Davison, Edward Herrman / Based on a true Story
UPC 5999881067385 / IPH 4073
REGION 2 PAL DVD
MADE IN HUNGARY
AUDIO: English 5.1, Hungarian 2.0
SUBTITLES: Hungarian
Total Runtime: 113 minutes
English Summary:
Vendetta is a 1999 HBO original movie directed by Nicholas Meyer and starring Christopher Walken, Luke Askew, Clancy Brown, Alessandro Colla, Andrew Connolly, and Bruce Davison. Based on actual events, it depicts the assassination of David Hennessy and the consequent March 14, 1891 lynchings of eleven innocent Italian Americans in New Orleans.
Nineteen Italian-Americans were accused of the murder of the police chief. After their acquittal, eleven of them were shot or hanged in one of the largest mass lynchings in American history.
Hungarian Summary:
Igaz történet szolgál a film alapjául: történelmük legvéresebb lincselésének előzményeit elevenítik fel az alkotók. Az amerikai polgárháború után egészen 1890-ig legalább 30 ezer olasz bevándorlót csábítottak New Orleans kikötőjébe, hogy fellendítsék az áruszállítást és a hajóépítést. Sokan találtak munkát a farmokon is. Óriási pénzeket szereztek akkoriban a szemfüles vállalkozók. A helybéli elit nem nézte jó szemmel két olasz meggazdagodását, akik ösztönző béreket adtak munkásaiknak és az őket alkalmazóknak. A rendőrség eleinte nem akar részt venni a koholt vádak alapján történő tönkretételükben, azonban megölik a polgármester legfőbb pártfogóját...
Cast / Szereplők
- Christopher Walken as James Houston
- Luke Askew as William Parkerson
- Clancy Brown as Chief Hennessy
- Alessandro Colla as Gaspare Marchesi
- Andrew Connolly as Sheriff Bill Villere
- Bruce Davison as Thomas Semmes
- Joaquim de Almeida as Joseph Macheca
- Andrea Di Stefano as Vincent Provenzano
- Edward Herrmann as D.A. Luzenberg
- Richard Libertini as Giovanni Provenzano
- George N. Martin as Judge Joshua G. Baker
- Pierrino Mascarino as Antonio Marchesi
- Daragh O'Malley as Dominic O'Malley
- Kenneth Welsh as Mayor Joseph Shakspeare
- Gerry Mendicino as Charles Mantranga
- Frank Crudele as Angelo Bagnetto
- Vincent Marino as Pietro Monasterio
- Louis Di Bianco as Emmanuel Polizzi
- Peter Didiano as Bastian Incompara
- Giuseppe Tancredi as Umberto Scaffidi
- Megan McChesney as Megan O'Brien
- Stuart Stone as Tony Provenzano
- Nigel Shawn Williams as Samuel Foster
- Anna Mancini as Francesca Marchesi
- Tony Mark as Mayor's Assistant
- Conrad Dunn as Pasquale Corte
- Ian Downie as Priest
- Ron White as Robert Collins
- Jack Newman as Jacob Seligman
- Jack Jessop as William Yochum
- Wayne Robson as Frank Peeter
- Delores Etienne as Emma Thomas
- Joel Gordon as William
- Victor Ertmanis as John Duare
- Richard Blackburn as Warden Davis
- Holly Dennison as Miss O'Brian
- Herbert Johnson as Houston's Servant
- John Healy as Construction Foreman
- James Bearden as Governor Francis T. Nicholls
| Written by | Richard Gambino (book) Timothy Prager (teleplay) |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nicholas Meyer |
| Starring | Christopher Walken Luke Askew Clancy Brown Alessandro Colla Andrew Connolly Bruce Davison |
| Music by | John Altman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Gary Lucchesi Sue Jett Tony Mark |
| Cinematography | David Franco |
| Editor(s) | Ronald Roose |
| Running time | 117 minutes |
| Production company(s) | HBO |
| Distributor | Home Box Office |
| Release | |
| Original release | July 3, 1999 |
