Perfect Witness (1989)

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

Directed by Robert Mandel1h 43mThriller,Crime,Drama,TV Movie

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.

Rated
16
Year
1989
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
28 October 1989
TMDB
6.8 (6)
CineVerse
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Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy
James Falcon
Aidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn
Samuel De Valera Paxton
Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing
Liz Sapperstein
Delroy Lindo
Delroy Lindo
Berger
Laura Harrington
Laura Harrington
Jeanie Paxton
Joe Grifasi
Joe Grifasi
Breeze
Ken Pogue
Ken Pogue
Woods
Markus Flanagan
Markus Flanagan
Woods
David Margulies
David Margulies
Rudnick
N
Nial Lancaster
Danny Paxton
James Greene
James Greene
Paddy O'Rourke
Colm Meaney
Colm Meaney
Meagher
Tobin Bell
Tobin Bell
Dillon
Tony Sirico
Tony Sirico
Marco
Sam Malkin
Sam Malkin
Stefano
Kevin Rushton
Kevin Rushton
Rikky
D
David Cumming
Kevin O'Rourke
David Proval
David Proval
Lucca
R
Robert Bidaman
Journalist Outside Hotel
J
James O'Regan
Policeman #1
C
Christopher Trace
Eddie Wallis
Steve Mousseau
Steve Mousseau
Policeman at Bar
B
B. Barnes Hopkins
Prostitute at Bar
Suzanne Coy
Suzanne Coy
Journalist Outside Lucca's
D
David Christopher Adamson
Newton
J
Jennifer Pearson
Jeanie's Sister
Larry Mannell
Larry Mannell
Cleaner
Conrad Bergschneider
Conrad Bergschneider
Prisoner
P
Peter Langley
Prison Guard
Mike Hodge
Mike Hodge
Agent with Falcon
Tim Perez
Tim Perez
Agent with Woods
C
Craig Purves
Trial Judge
J
James Jorgensen
Lawyer

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