Sacco and Vanzetti

... the 81-minute film contains a surprising amount of information about the two Italian-born immigrants who were tried, convicted and executed in Boston amid accusations of grave injustice.

... an Italian film that elects to play on our best prejudices rather than make a reasonable or eloquent plea for truth.

I was complaining a month ago that this has been a lousy year for movies, now all of a sudden there's a rush of good ones, and this is one of the best.

The trial was an insult to justice, but this 1971 film -- an Italian-U.S. production -- is an insult to the viewer's intelligence, as heavy-handed and phony as any of the right-wing propaganda of the 50s.

A large-scale narrative feature...Complete with a theme song by Joan Baez.

...there’s a lot to enjoy in this film, including the mix of factual content and melodrama, well-staged tableaux, and committed acting performances.

A well done and thoughtful version of a damning American story about immigrants railroaded, unjustly accused, arrested and tried.

This emotionally bludgeoning film should be seen.

Shot like a great documentary, Sacco and Vanzetti is at the same time a compilation, a reconstruction, and testimony of the obscure reasons of a time period. [Full Review in Spanish]