Top 100 San Quentin movies
Welcome to our curated selection of titles and articles connected to the keyword "San Quentin". Here, you’ll discover a variety of content—spanning films, TV shows, news, and other media—that offers valuable insights, entertainment, and perspectives on this topic. Whether you’re deeply familiar with "San quentin" or just starting to explore, this collection is designed to guide you toward notable works, hidden gems, and must-read information.
Free Chol Soo Lee (2022)
0
On June 3, 1973, a man was murdered in a busy intersection of San Francisco’s Chinatown as part of an ongoing gang war. Chol Soo Lee, a 20-year-old Korean immigrant who had previous run-ins with the law, was arrested and convicted based on flimsy evidence and the eyewitness accounts of white tourists who couldn’t distinguish between Asian features. Sentenced to life in prison, Chol Soo Lee would spend years fighting to survive behind bars before journalist K.W. Lee took an interest in his case. The intrepid reporter’s investigation would galvanize a first-of-its-kind pan-Asian American grassroots movement to fight for Chol Soo Lee’s freedom,
Felon (2008)
- 2
A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.
Zoot Suit (1981)
- 0
Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.
Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
- 0
San Quentin's new warden crusades for reform and for a framed inmate who loves a nurse.
San Quentin (1937)
- 0
Ex-Army officer Jameson takes a job a prison guard at San Quentin. Joe, the brother of his new girlfriend May, is sentenced to the prison for robbery. When Jameson tries to separate lawbreakers from hardened criminals, badguy Hansen tries to stir up trouble by telling Joe about Jameson's interest in his sister.