Sacco and Vanzetti (film)

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Sacco and Vanzetti

Directed by	Peter Miller
Produced by	Amy Carey Linton Jesse Crawford Greg Linton Peter Miller Nicole Opper Tom Roche
Starring	Henry Fonda Arlo Guthrie David Kaiser Giuliano Montaldo Nunzio Pernicone Tony Shalhoub Studs Terkel Mary Anne Trasciatti John Turturro Howard Zinn
Music by	John T. LaBarbera
Cinematography	Stephen McCarthy
Distributed by	First Run Features (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
Release date(s)	2007
Running time	80 min.
Language	English
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Sacco and Vanzetti is a documentary made in 2006. It was directed by Peter Miller. The film presents interviews with researchers and historians of the lives of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, and their trial. It also presents forensic evidence that refutes that used by the prosecution during the trial. Prison letters written by the defendants are read by voice actors portraying the two men. Tony Shalhoub performs as Sacco, and John Turturro as Vanzetti. Interviewees include Howard Zinn, Studs Terkel, Arlo Guthrie, and others.

Sacco and Vanzetti won the 2007 John E. O'Connor Film Award, the annual prize for the best historical film, from the American Historical Association. It was released nationally in theaters in 2007 and is now available on DVD.