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Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
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16 May 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
In a city of nine million people is there room for one honest man?Plot:
A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
The Also-Rans (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 27 May 1997)
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It's not more (16 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Andy Garcia | ... | Sean Casey | |
| Ian Holm | ... | Liam Casey | |
| James Gandolfini | ... | Joey Allegretto | |
| Lena Olin | ... | Peggy Lindstrom | |
| Shiek Mahmud-Bey | ... | Jordan Washington | |
| Colm Feore | ... | Elihu Harrison | |
| Ron Leibman | ... | Morgenstern | |
| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Sam Vigoda | |
| Dominic Chianese | ... | Judge Impelliteri | |
| Paul Guilfoyle | ... | McGovern | |
| Bonnie Rose | ... | Instructor | |
| Norman Matlock | ... | Detective | |
| Sidney Armus | ... | Judge | |
| James Murtaugh | ... | Man in Asylum (as Jim Murtaugh) | |
| Melba Martinez | ... | Legal Aid Attorney |
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Rated R for violence and language.Parents Guide:
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114 min | USA:118 min (director's cut)Country:
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Australia:M | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:RFun Stuff
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Cameo: ['David Watkin']sleeping judge in the beginning of the film. This role is probably in jesting reference to Watkin's reputation for sleeping on his own sets between lighting setups. moreFAQ
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"Night Falls on Manhattan" (meaningless title:**1/2 out of ****). A politically ambitious chief district attorney (Ron Leibman) assigns an upcoming young assistant D.A. (Andy Garcia) the task of prosecuting. Things proceed so smoothly in the first hour for our young hero that you just know that embarrassing revelations are going to come crashing down around him in the second hour, which they do.
This is familiar turf for veteran filmaker Sidney Lumet, and he has made a fairly compelling film, despite the miscasting of British Holm and Cuban Garcia as father and son, respectively, although Holm does manage an amazingly authentic Queens accent. Leibman overacts outrageously as the head D.A.; one wonders how anyone as abrasive as he is would be able to get so far!
Some sequences are a little too pat for comfort. Still "Manhattan" makes for engrossing if predictable drama, exploring once again the extent to which the cumbersome wheels of justice have to be manipulated. Richard Dreyfuss is pretty good in a surprisingly small role as the drug dealers's Dershowitz-like defense attorney, who turns out to be more willing to bend the rules than you would expect, considering his primary motive for taking the case.