A lawyer discovers just how fine the line between good and evil can be in this drama based on the novel Tainted Evidence by Robert Daley. When a carefully-planned bust of drug dealer Jordan Washington (Shiek Mahmud-Bey) goes sour, a shootout between Washington and officers from three precincts leaves a number of cops dead or .. Read more
| Starring | Andy Garcia, Richard Dreyfuss, Lena Olin, Ian Holm |
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| Director | Sidney Lumet |
| Genres | Drama |
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A lawyer discovers just how fine the line between good and evil can be in this drama based on the novel Tainted Evidence by Robert Daley. When a carefully-planned bust of drug dealer Jordan Washington (Shiek Mahmud-Bey) goes sour, a shootout between Washington and officers from three precincts leaves a number of cops dead or wounded. Washington escapes in the confusion, but he turns himself in on the advice of gadfly lawyer Sam Vigoda (Richard Dreyfuss). District Attorney Morgenstern (Ron Leibman) appoints Sean Casey (Andy Garcia), a former cop new to trial law, to prosecute the case, less for his legal expertise than because Sean's father, Liam (Ian Holm), was one of the injured officers, guaranteeing good press. Despite Vigoda's allegations of widespread police corruption, Sean scores an easy victory in the case; Washington is behind bars, and the young lawyer's career is on the rise; however, the discovery of a dead body confirms suspicions that Vigoda's allegations have a basis in fact, and Sean learns that his father may be in on a police cover-up. Night Falls on Manhattan also features Lena Olin as Sean's girlfriend and James Gandolfini as Liam's partner.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Andy Garcia, Richard Dreyfuss, Lena Olin, Ian Holm |
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| Director | Sidney Lumet |
| Studio | FIRST INDEPENDENT VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 48 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: None |
| Released | Production year: 1996 To Rent: DVD: 04 Jun 2001 |
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a classic piece of film making...
This is a damn good bit of film making, there's no flashy camera tricks or shock revelations and twists, its simply about the growth of a young D.A. ... read more »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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It's in the acting
Having recently viewed a number of Sidney Lumet’s films the one thing they all have in common is strong acting performances of the best sort: natural and ... read more »
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In two minds
There were good things about it, like the cast, but all in all I found it rather static.
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what an odd film
this film can't seem to make up its mind what it is. starts off as a farcical comedy, then becomes a courtroom drama, then a sort of bent-cop-corruption-... read more »
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