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Sal

Play trailer Poster for Sal 2013,  1h 32m,  Drama/ Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
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A dramatization spotlights the last day of actor Sal Mineo, who was stabbed to death in an alley near his home after a play rehearsal.

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Dan Callahan RogerEbert.com Nov 1, 2013
1.5/4
All we do is wait through uneventful hours with the protagonist until their foreordained death comes as a kind of finale and release. Go to Full Review
Ben Kenigsberg AV Club Oct 31, 2013
B-
Despite its modest proportions and chilling finale, Sal is foremost an affectionate tribute, conjuring ample warmth out of relatively little. Go to Full Review
Nick McCarthy Slant Magazine Oct 30, 2013
1.5/4
It functions under the delusion that subtext will magically appear if you linger on a character long enough, and the significance of most of its scenes is nothing if not inscrutable. Go to Full Review
Mat Bradley-Tschirgi Battleship Pretension Dec 8, 2020
By focusing on one day in Sal Mineo's life, Sal feels more intimate than other biopics. The strong lead performance of Val Lauren as Sal Mineo provides a fascinating glimpse into the life... Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Aug 29, 2019
While the subject is intriguing, Franco's amateurish rendering would make a marvelous film school project, one that's neither compelling nor as provocative as it thinks it is. Go to Full Review
Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Dec 20, 2018
In other words, "Sal" is not all that different from most other films from directors fresh out of film school - ambitious, accomplished and with room to improve. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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James Franco

Director

Val Lauren

Sal Mineo

Jim Parrack

Keir Dullea

James Franco

Milton Katselas

Vince Jolivette

Billy Belasco

Trevor Neuhoff

Michael Mason

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Movie Info

Synopsis A dramatization spotlights the last day of actor Sal Mineo, who was stabbed to death in an alley near his home after a play rehearsal.
Director
James Franco
Producer
Miles Levy, Vince Jolivette, Caroline Aragon
Screenwriter
Stacey Miller
Distributor
Tribeca Film
Production Co
Rabbit Bandini Productions
Genre
Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 1, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 17, 2014
Runtime
1h 32m
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