Thriller ·Crime ·Drama ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1989 · 1h 43m

Perfect Witness

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Director
Robert Mandel
Cast
Brian Dennehy as James Falcon Aidan Quinn as Samuel De Valera Paxton Stockard Channing as Liz Sapperstein Delroy Lindo as Berger Laura Harrington as Jeanie Paxton Joe Grifasi as Breeze
Crew
Lajos Koltai — Director of Photography Brad Fiedel — Original Music Composer Ron Hutchinson — Writer Terry Curtis Fox — Writer
Tagline

It took a mob to run the city -- and one man to put them away.

Synopsis

An innocent man is thrust into a political power struggle in this drama. After witnessing a mob killing, New York restaurant owner Sam Paxton (Aidan Quinn) reports the crime. Overzealous attorneys (Brian Dennehy and Stockard Channing) put pressure on Paxton to testify in court, but Paxton is in a tough spot when the mob starts threatening his family. Paxton now faces an impossible choice: testify and put his family at risk … or go to jail.

Mood & Themes
witnessorganized crimecourtroom
Key Collaborators
Robert Mandel Director Lajos Koltai Director of Photography Brad Fiedel Original Music Composer Ron Hutchinson Writer Terry Curtis Fox Writer
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