It
was the longest criminal trial in U.S. history: After years of
federal investigation, 20 members of the Lucchese crime family
are brought to court on 76 different charges. The U.S. Government
is prepared to take down one of the mob’s biggest crime families.
Until one defendant decides to do the unthinkable: defend himself.
Release Date: March 17, 2006 (limited) Studio: Yari Film Group Releasing Director: Sidney Lumet
Screenwriter: Sidney Lumet, T.J. Mancini, Robert J. McCrea Starring: Vin Diesel, Peter Dinklage, Linus Roache, Ron Silver, Annabella Sciorra, Alex Rocco Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama Official Website: FindMeGuilty.com
MPAA: Rated R for strong language and some violence.
Runtime: 125 min
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SYNOPSIS
It was the longest criminal trial in U.S. history: After years of federal investigation, 20 members of the Lucchese crime family are brought to court on 76 different charges. The U.S. Government is prepared to take down one of the mob’s biggest crime families. Until one defendant decides to do the unthinkable: defend himself.
Find Me Guilty is based on the true story of Giacomo “Jackie Dee” DiNorscio
(VIN DIESEL), a member of New Jersey’s notorious Lucchese crime family. Already in the midst of serving a 30-year sentence, Jackie is offered an opportunity to shorten his time by testifying against many of his closest friends. Disgusted with the legal system bureaucracy, and refusing to betray his “family,” Jackie stands trial as defendant and attorney. “I’m no gangster, I’m a gagster,” insists Jackie as he overcomes the complicated politics of the courtroom, and comfortably takes over the spotlight. With his outrageous sense of humor, raw determination and unconditional loyalty, Jackie never fails to surprise the judge, the jury, or his skeptical fellow defendants.
Lasting 21 months during 1987-88, the Lucchese trial became the longest in U.S. criminal history. It has continued to stand out over the years as an epic moment in courtroom history: 20 defendants, 20 defense attorneys (one for each defendant), eight jury alternates (due to the anticipated length of the trial and the fear of bribery), and unusually extensive summations (one defense lawyer’s closing statement ran for five days). In fact, most of the courtroom testimony in the movie is drawn from actual trial transcripts.
Matching outrageous humor with genuine tragedy, Jackie’s desperate personal journey culminates in one of the most shocking verdicts in American judicial history.
Sidney
Lumet is one of the most respected directors of all time.
His
first theatrical film was 12 Angry Men,
which quickly became a classic. He has visited the courtroom
many times, starting with 12 Angry Men, and continuing in films
like The Verdict and his TV series 100
Center Street. His courtrooms dramas are not so
much about procedures and evidence as they are about the people
that are involved in these cases. — Continued
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