Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writers (WGA):

Robert Daley (novel)
Sidney Lumet (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 May 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Corruption | District Attorney | Justice | Lawyer | Internal Affairs

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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
Santo Fazio	...	Eduardo
Anthony Alessandro	...	Shmuel
David Fonteno	...	Captain #1 (as David Wolos-Fonteno)
John Seitz	...	Captain #2
Stephen Beach	...	Cop #2
Nafisah Sayyed	...	Half-Naked Girl
Vincent Pastore	...	Cop #3
Robert Sean Miller	...	Captain #3
Marcia Jean Kurtz	...	Eileen (as Marcia J. Kurtz)
Jude Ciccolella	...	Lieutenant Wilson
John Randolph Jones	...	Captain Lawrence
Chuck Pfeiffer	...	Captain Gentile
Clark D. Williams	...	News #1
Bill Boggs	...	News #2
Tamara Phillips	...	News #3
Louis Guss	...	Court Clerk
Richard Bright	...	64 Precinct Lieutenant
Ronald von Klaussen	...	65 Precinct Sergeant
John Di Benedetto	...	Patrolman #2
Kevin Ramsey	...	Sean's Assistant
Kermit Frazier	...	Jury Foreman
Veronica Hall	...	Pier Cop
Vic Noto	...	Police Diver Cochran
Jim Moody	...	Mayor Williams
Socorro Santiago	...	Lab Assistant
Fran Anthony	...	Moderator
Donna Hanover	...	TV Newsperson #1
Jack Cafferty	...	TV Newsperson #3
Kaity Tong	...	TV Newsperson #4
Allen Collodow	...	Cop #1
Dennis Paladino	...	Cop #2
Mike Cammallere	...	Sergeant #1
Jim Mauro	...	Lieutenant #1
Salvatore Paul Piro	...	Cop #4
Frank Vincent	...	Captain
Mike Girard Sheehan	...	Sergeant #2 (as Mike Sheehan)
Joe Mosso	...	Lieutenant #2
Teddy Coluca	...	Reporter #1
Roslyn Cohn	...	Reporter #2
Elliot Cuker	...	Reporter #3
Yvette Mercedes	...	Meter Maid
Kristina Lear	...	Girl in Restaurant
Joe Drago	...	D.A. Driver
Catherine Schreiber	...	Sean's Ass't #2
Bobby Cannavale	...	Vigoda Assistant #1
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adam Alexi-Malle	...	Democatic Delegue (uncredited)
Debbie Benitez	...	Juror (uncredited)
Vernon Campbell	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Patrick Coleman Duncan	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Arthur Flam	...	Priest (uncredited)
Chandler Hill	...	Politico (uncredited)
Michael Luggio	...	Attorney (uncredited)
John Rowe Jr.	...	ADA Student (uncredited)
Anthony Sinopoli	...	Press Photographer (uncredited)
Leonard Tepper	...	Juror (uncredited)
J.D. Walters	...	Student DA (uncredited)
David Watkin	...	Sleeping Judge (uncredited)
Ted West	...	Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)

Directed by
Sidney Lumet

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert Daley		(novel "Tainted Evidence")
Sidney Lumet		(screenplay)

Produced by
Josh Kramer	....	producer
Thom Mount	....	producer
John H. Starke	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
David Watkin

Film Editing by
Sam O'Steen

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Billy Hopkins
Suzanne Smith

Production Design by
Philip Rosenberg

Art Direction by
Robert Guerra

Set Decoration by
Carolyn Cartwright

Costume Design by
Joseph G. Aulisi

Makeup Department
David Forrest	....	key makeup artist (as David Craig Forrest)
Michael Kriston	....	key hair stylist
K.G. Ramsey	....	hair stylist: Andy Garcia
Rick Sharp	....	makeup artist: Andy Garcia

Production Management
Celia D. Costas	....	unit production manager
Lilith Jacobs	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeffrey T. Bernstein	....	second second assistant director
Eric Henriquez	....	dga trainee
Maggie Murphy	....	second assistant director
David Sardi	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Eric Bart	....	charge scenic artist
Kathleen Dolan	....	first assistant property
Deborah Dreyer	....	on-set dresser
Scott Gertsen	....	key carpenter (as K. Scott Gersten)
Robin Koenig	....	lead person
Ed Larkin	....	key construction grip (as Edward T. Larkin)
Fred Merusi	....	construction coordinator
Ann Miller	....	property master
Mark Nissenholtz	....	camera scenic artist
Robert Paquette	....	key construction grip
Richard Reseigne	....	assistant art director
Willie Roache	....	on-set dresser
Jeffrey Rollins	....	on-set dresser (as Jeffrey S. Rollins)
Jefferson Sage	....	assistant art director
Cathy Scorsese	....	first assistant property (as Catherine Scorsese)
Jennifer B. Starke	....	art department coordinator
Steve Swanson	....	second assistant property (as Stephen Swanson)

Sound Department
Gina Alfano	....	dialogue editor (as Gina R. Alfano)
Ron Bochar	....	supervising sound editor
Kam Chan	....	foley editor
Dan Evans Farkas	....	assistant sound editor
Toussaint Kotright	....	cable person
Les Lazarowitz	....	production sound mixer
Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson	....	assistant adr editor (as Kimberly McCord)
Anthony Ortiz	....	boom operator
Glenfield Payne	....	sound effects editor
Richard Portman	....	sound re-recording engineer
Bruce Pross	....	supervising foley editor
Nicholas Renbeck	....	assistant sound editor
Fred Rosenberg	....	dialogue editor
Stuart Stanley	....	foley editor
Steven Visscher	....	foley editor
Deborah Wallach	....	adr editor
Paul J. Zydel	....	adr engineer (as Paul Zydel)
Benjamin Cheah	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Connie Brink	....	special effects coordinator (as Conrad Brink)
Jeff Brink	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Bob Brown	....	utility stunts (as Bobby Brown)
Frank Ferrara	....	utility stunts
Jack Gill	....	stunt coordinator
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Edward Conna	....	stunts (uncredited)
Danny Downey	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Epstein	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary Evans	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts (uncredited)
Brian Smyj	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Xiomara Comrie	....	second assistant camera
Adger W. Cowans	....	still photographer
Christopher Dolan	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Christopher E. Dolan)
James P. Dolan	....	lighting technician
Richard Dolan	....	rigging electrician (as Richard N. Dolan)
Ken Ferris	....	camera operator
Kenneth Fundus	....	second company grip (as Ken Fundus)
Richard Guinness Jr.	....	first company grip
Tim Guinness	....	chief lighting technician (as Timothy Guinness)
Billy Kerwick	....	rigging first company grip (as William Kerwick)
Sal Lanza	....	dolly grip
Rick Raphael	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Pamela Rittelmeyer	....	second assistant camera
Eric Swanek	....	first assistant camera
Joseph Viano	....	second company rigging grip
Rick Whitfield	....	video playback operator
Timothy Healy	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Rick Raphael	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Pat Distefano	....	extras casting (as Pat DiStefano)
Mark Macauley	....	extras casting assistant
Jennifer McNamara	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kendall Errair	....	wardrobe supervisor: women
James Hammer	....	assistant costume designer
Benjamin Wilson	....	wardrobe supervisor: men
Michael Anzalone	....	set wardrobe (uncredited)
Barrett Hong	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
David Diliberto	....	assistant editor
Phil Hetos	....	color timer
Tom Swartwout	....	assistant editor
Roger La Prairie	....	colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Danny Bramson	....	music supervisor
Mark Isham	....	music arranger
Stephen Krause	....	music mixer
Stephen Krause	....	music recordist
Annette Kudrak	....	music editor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard Holston	....	transportation co-captain
Michael Hyde	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Trish Adlesic	....	assistant location manager
Bob Anton	....	office assistant
Audrey Bamber	....	assistant: Richard Dreyfuss
Bill Barvin	....	location scout
Sonia Bhalla	....	production assistant
Brett Botula	....	location manager
Christian Clarke	....	production assistant
Joe Drago	....	assistant: Andy Garcia
Deb Dyer	....	first assistant accountant
Robert Easton	....	dialect coach
Rose F. Fahey	....	assistant: Andy Garcia (as Rose Ferraro Fahey)
Glenn I. Gray II	....	location scout
Louis Guerra	....	production assistant (as Louis J. Guerra)
Suzanna Holmqvist	....	publicity assistant
Lilith Jacobs	....	assistant: Sidney Lumet
Eddie Joe	....	parking coordinator
Jean Kalanzi	....	second assistant accountant
Cynthia Krall	....	assistant: Thom Mount
Keri Lederman	....	production secretary (as Keri Lynn Lederman)
Monica Levinson	....	production coordinator
Sam Lobel	....	office assistant
Corin Nelson	....	publicist (as Corin A. Nelson)
Patrick Olmstead	....	location scout
Matthew D. Panepinto	....	production assistant
Martha Pinson	....	script supervisor
Thomas S. Polk	....	production assistant
Ron Rogers	....	production assistant
Ken Ross	....	assistant: Thom Mount
Michael Sarner	....	assistant: Josh Kramer
Peter Sobich Jr.	....	assistant production coordinator (as Peter S. Sobich Jr.)
Jakob Trollbeck	....	title designer: main title
Rosanne Vogel	....	production accountant
Diana Buri Weymar	....	production assistant
Rick Whitfield	....	24 frame video coordinator
Michael Barnes	....	financial legal services (uncredited)
Aaron Curran	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sharon Fitzpatrick	....	location scout (uncredited)
Arthur Flam	....	production intern (uncredited)
Bass Hampton	....	location scout (uncredited)
Peter Lefevre	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Bill Timoney	....	adr voice group (uncredited)

Thanks
Joseph Byrne	....	thanks: police officers of the NYPD (as Lieutenant Joseph Byrne)
Marty Preston	....	thanks: Director of Operations for the City of New York
John Valles	....	thanks: Traffic Inteligence, New York City Department of Traffic (as Commissioner John Valles)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures
• Spelling Films

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2001) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Paradiso Entertainment (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Tobis Filmkunst (1997) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Al!ve AG (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Capelight Pictures (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Europa Carat (Brazil) (VHS)
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• First Independent Films (UK)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Líder Films (Argentina)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• PolyGram Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Ufilms (Spain)
• mediacs AG (2002) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Capitol Studios  music recorded and mixed at
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• N&D Film and Video  negative cutting
• R/Greenberg Associates  main titles

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language

Runtime:

114 min | USA:118 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

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:R

Filming Locations:

Marietta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

This movie is loosely based on the real-life case of Larry Davis, a drug dealer who shot six cops but was acquitted (with William Kunstler as his lawyer) after charging that the police were trying to kill him because they were involved in the drug trade. The Manhattan district attorney, Robert Morgenthau, was also nicknamed "Morgy".

Movie Connections:

References "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)

Andy Garcia miscast

Andy Garcia is a great actor, but casting a Cuban American as an Irish American (Sean Casey), is too much of a stretch. Ian Holm, a Brit, plays his father (Liam Casey), and no one would visualize the two as father and son. It is no coincidence that he was cast previously as a person of Mediterranean or Latin American heritage. Otherwise a fine film about New York police, divided loyalties, the illegal drug business, the corruption drug money makes possible, and the ethical consequences that involve everyone knowing of the crimes committed. "Night Falls on Manhattan" contains a good plot from the novel by Robert Daley and has a strong supporting cast with James Gandolfini, Richard Dreyfuss, Lena Olin, Dominic Chianese, Shiek Mahmud-Bey, and Paul Guilfoyle.