James Falcon
Brian Dennehy
James Falcon
Perfect Witness
“It took a mob to run the city -- and one man to put them away.”
6.5
1989
1h 43m
TV MovieThriller
Director: Robert Mandel
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
Samuel De Valera Paxton
Aidan Quinn
Samuel De Valera Paxton
Liz Sapperstein
Stockard Channing
Liz Sapperstein
Berger
Delroy Lindo
Berger
Jeanie Paxton
Laura Harrington
Jeanie Paxton
Breeze
Joe Grifasi
Breeze
Woods
Ken Pogue
Woods
Rudnick
David Margulies
Rudnick
Danny Paxton
Nial Lancaster
Danny Paxton
Paddy O'Rourke
James Greene
Paddy O'Rourke
Meagher
Colm Meaney
Meagher
Dillon
Tobin Bell
Dillon
Reviews
stugood
There's little cheer to be found here. It's a story that attempts to throw light on the average Joe six-pack's run-in with organised crime, as well as the daily toll it has on a working-class neighborhood. The acting is good all-round and the subject matter is not stylised or glamorized as is ordinarily the case. For a TV movie, it's of an unusual caliber and the narrative is intense as it is compelling. We're shown different character prerogatives and this as a whole amounts to a thoughtful piece.
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