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Perfect Witness(1989)
Status: Released
Date: 1989-10-28
65%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
It took a mob to run the city -- and one man to put them away.
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: Perfect Witness
Top 10 Billed 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
David Margulies
Rudnick
James Greene
Paddy O'Rourke
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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.
Release Date
1989-10-28
Average
6.5
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
It took a mob to run the city -- and one man to put them away.
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