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Based on a true story, Vendetta tells the shocking and tragic story of a group of Sicilian immigrants working on the New Orleans docks in the 1890's. After the Chief of Police was brutally murdered, m... read more read more...uch of the city's Sicilian population was rounded up and brought in for questioning. Eventually, thirteen were formally tried for murder and nine went to trial, and while they were acquitted, a series of brutal lynchings showed they had as much to fear from the city's general populace as they did from the corrupt police force. The cast includes Christopher Walken and Bruce Davison (who previously starred in a very different look at New Orleans' past, French Quarter). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 2 hr.

Directed by: Nicholas Meyer

Release Date: July 3, 1999

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DVD Release Date: March 7, 2000

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  • CrookedlittleB33
    July 22, 2011
    CrookedlittleB33
    Was on demand, vatti and I clicked it and were surprised as to what kind of movie it actually turned out to be. Filmed as if it's an older flick, with an interesting cast of characters (known and unknown) no less. This film completely highlights a dark part of history that many d... read moreo not know about (till now anyways). Well told although the story itself is shameful to say the least. Review TBC.

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Emanuel Levy
August 10, 2005
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August 21, 2003
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October 31, 2002
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