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'''''Vendetta''''' is a 1999 [[Home Box Office|HBO]] [[HBO Films|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 New Orleans lynchings|March 14, 1891 lynchings]] of eleven |
'''''Vendetta''''' is a 1999 [[Home Box Office|HBO]] [[HBO Films|original movie]] directed by [[Nicholas Meyer]] and starring [[Christopher Walken]], [[Luke Askew]], [[Clancy Brown]], Alessandro Colla, Andrew Connolly, and [[Bruce Davison]] and featuring the film debut of Terence Hamilton. Based on actual events, it depicts the assassination of [[David Hennessy]] and the consequent [[March 14, 1891 New Orleans lynchings|March 14, 1891 lynchings]] of eleven Italian Americans in New Orleans.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Vendetta|url=http://tv.nytimes.com/show/64704/Vendetta/overview|access-date=2014-02-11|archive-date=2013-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330080920/http://tv.nytimes.com/show/64704/Vendetta/overview|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Premise== |
==Premise== |
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Nineteen [[Italian-Americans]] were accused of the murder of the [[David Hennessy|police chief]]. After |
Nineteen [[Italian-Americans]] were accused of the murder of the [[David Hennessy|police chief]]. After the acquittal of six and mistrial of three, ten of them were shot or hanged in one of the largest mass [[lynching]] of Americans in U.S. history. |
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==Cast== |
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* [[Christopher Walken]] as James Houston |
* [[Christopher Walken]] as James Houston |
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* [[Daragh O'Malley]] as Dominic O'Malley |
* [[Daragh O'Malley]] as Dominic O'Malley |
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* [[Kenneth Welsh]] as [[Joseph A. Shakspeare|Mayor Joseph Shakspeare]] |
* [[Kenneth Welsh]] as [[Joseph A. Shakspeare|Mayor Joseph Shakspeare]] |
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* [[Gerry Mendicino]] as [[New Orleans crime family|Charles |
* [[Gerry Mendicino]] as [[New Orleans crime family|Charles Matranga]] |
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* Frank Crudele as Angelo Bagnetto |
* Frank Crudele as Angelo Bagnetto |
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* Vincent Marino as Pietro Monasterio |
* Vincent Marino as Pietro Monasterio |
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* John Healy as Construction Foreman |
* John Healy as Construction Foreman |
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* James Bearden as Governor [[Francis T. Nicholls]] |
* James Bearden as Governor [[Francis T. Nicholls]] |
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* Terence Hamilton as Young Boy Wearing Cap |
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===Writing=== |
===Writing=== |
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The teleplay by [[Timothy Prager]] is based on Richard Gambino's book, ''Vendetta: The True Story of the Largest Lynching in U.S. History'' ({{ISBN|1550711032}}). |
The teleplay by [[Timothy Prager]] is based on Richard Gambino's book, ''Vendetta: The True Story of the Largest Lynching in U.S. History'' ({{ISBN|1550711032}}). |
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Principal photography took place near Kingston, Canada. |
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==References== |
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*{{IMDb title|id=0162735|title=Vendetta}} |
*{{IMDb title|id=0162735|title=Vendetta}} |
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* [http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,667360,00.html Time Warner press release] |
* [http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,667360,00.html Time Warner press release] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105170120/http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,667360,00.html |date=2011-01-05 }} |
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Revision as of 11:35, 1 July 2024
Vendetta | |
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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 |
Original languages | English Italian |
Production | |
Producers | Gary Lucchesi Sue Jett Tony Mark |
Cinematography | David Franco |
Editor | Ronald Roose |
Running time | 117 minutes |
Production company | HBO Pictures |
Original release | |
Release | July 3, 1999 |
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 and featuring the film debut of Terence Hamilton. Based on actual events, it depicts the assassination of David Hennessy and the consequent March 14, 1891 lynchings of eleven Italian Americans in New Orleans.[1]
Premise
Nineteen Italian-Americans were accused of the murder of the police chief. After the acquittal of six and mistrial of three, ten of them were shot or hanged in one of the largest mass lynching of Americans in U.S. history.
Cast
- 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 Matranga
- 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
- Terence Hamilton as Young Boy Wearing Cap
Production
Writing
The teleplay by Timothy Prager is based on Richard Gambino's book, Vendetta: The True Story of the Largest Lynching in U.S. History (ISBN 1550711032).
Principal photography took place near Kingston, Canada.
References
- ^ "Vendetta". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
External links
- Vendetta at IMDb
- Vendetta at AllMovie
- Time Warner press release Archived 2011-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
- 1999 television films
- 1999 films
- 1999 crime drama films
- American crime drama films
- Crime films based on actual events
- Films about immigration to the United States
- Films directed by Nicholas Meyer
- Films set in 1891
- Films set in New Orleans
- Films shot in Kingston, Ontario
- Films shot in New Orleans
- Films shot in Toronto
- HBO Films films
- Films produced by Gary Lucchesi
- 1990s English-language films
- 1990s American films
- English-language crime drama films
- 1990s crime drama film stubs
- American television film stubs
- 1990s American film stubs