Sicilian immigrants are the targets of suspicion and violence on the New Orleans waterfront in the 1890s. Houston: Christopher Walken. Semmes: Bruce Davison. Hennessy: Clancy Brown. Macheca: Joaquim de Almeida. Gaspare: Alessandro Colla. Written and directed by Nicholas Meyer. Based on a true story. Filmed in New Orleans and Toronto., Factually based period drama in which Sicilian immigrants working on the New Orleans docks are accused of the murder of the police chief by prejudiced locals and a corrupt police force, Christopher Walken heads the cast in this tale of Sicilian immigrants working the docks in 1890s New Orleans. Local prejudice threatens the young colony when they are accused of murder. This is a slow-burning and powerful drama., 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, much 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)., Nine Italian-Americans were convincted for the murder of a police officer. After they were released, eleven of them were shot or hanged in one of the biggest mass lynching’s in American history. The viloence too place at the ew Orleans waterfront in the 1890s. One of the largest racial attacks is the theme of this plot., After witnessing the brutal slaying of his family and the kidnapping of his sister, Tom carries out a personal vendetta against the outlaws, killing them one by one with rattlesnakes and scorpions., Nine Italian-Americans were convincted for the murder of a police officer. After they were released, eleven of them were shot or hanged in one of the biggest mass lynching’s in American history. The violence took place at the New Orleans waterfront in the 1890s. with around 20000 people lining up for the lynching.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Vendetta ” ?
A: The main cast includes Christopher Walken,Bruce Davison,Clancy Brown,Joaquim de Almeida,Edward Herrmann,Kenneth Welsh,Timothy Prager,David Franco.
Q: When Did the “Vendetta” Released?
A: The Movie “Vendetta” originally aired on and released in the year of 1999.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Vendetta” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Vendetta” ?
A: “Vendetta” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.