Vendetta

1999R118 min6.0/10

After the chief of police is brutally slain in this film set in 1890s New Orleans, hundreds of Sicilian immigrants are rounded up; thirteen are ultimately charged with murder. Nine men are tried, and when they are subsequently acquitted, vigilante justice sets the stage for one of the worst mass lynchings in U.S. history. Christopher Walken heads up a stellar cast.

Genres:Drama

Director:Nicholas Meyer

Cast:Christopher Walken, Clancy Brown, Bruce Davison, Joaquim de Almeida, Edward Herrmann, Kenneth Welsh

Production Country:United States

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Added to HBO Max:May 21, 2016