Film
Perfect Witness
1989 · 1h 43m · Thriller · Crime · Drama
It took a mob to run the city -- and one man to put them away.
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- 5.9
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Overview
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.
Cast
Brian Dennehy
James Falcon
Aidan Quinn
Samuel De Valera Paxton
Stockard Channing
Liz Sapperstein
Delroy Lindo
Berger
Laura Harrington
Jeanie Paxton
Joe Grifasi
Breeze
Ken Pogue
Woods
Markus Flanagan
Woods
David Margulies
Rudnick
Nial Lancaster
Danny Paxton
James Greene
Paddy O'Rourke
Colm Meaney
Meagher
Tobin Bell
Dillon
Tony Sirico
Marco
Sam Malkin
Stefano
Kevin Rushton
Rikky
Crew
- Robert MandelDirector
- Ron HutchinsonWriter
- Terry Curtis FoxWriter
- Lajos KoltaiDirector of Photography
- Brad FiedelOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 28, 1989
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- 16
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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