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A Deadly Business

  • TV Movie
  • 1986
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
63
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A Deadly Business (1986)
Drama

The movie, and true story, is about how Harold began working for the garbage industry in New Jersey only to find out that it was run by the Mafia. Having been in and out of jail most of his ... Read allThe movie, and true story, is about how Harold began working for the garbage industry in New Jersey only to find out that it was run by the Mafia. Having been in and out of jail most of his life, Harold feared more jail time and so went to the FBI. Harold went undercover to get a... Read allThe movie, and true story, is about how Harold began working for the garbage industry in New Jersey only to find out that it was run by the Mafia. Having been in and out of jail most of his life, Harold feared more jail time and so went to the FBI. Harold went undercover to get as much illegal information that he could. The information he got helped put away dozens of... Read all

  • Director
    • John Korty
  • Writer
    • Al Ramrus
  • Stars
    • Alan Arkin
    • Armand Assante
    • Jon Polito
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    63
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    • Director
      • John Korty
    • Writer
      • Al Ramrus
    • Stars
      • Alan Arkin
      • Armand Assante
      • Jon Polito
    • 3User reviews
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    Alan Arkin
    Alan Arkin
    • Harold Kaufman
    Armand Assante
    Armand Assante
    • Charles Macaluso
    Jon Polito
    Jon Polito
    • Vitola
    Raymond Serra
    • DiNardi
    George Morfogen
    George Morfogen
    • Sordino
    Michael Learned
    Michael Learned
    • Ann
    James Rebhorn
    James Rebhorn
    • Corbett
    John Seitz
    • Coglin
    Marc Gomes
    Marc Gomes
    • Rand
    Stephen Pearlman
    Stephen Pearlman
    • Martin Prager
    Dave Nichols
    • Mayor Thompson
    Doug Lennox
    Doug Lennox
    • Bristol
    Marcia Diamond
    • Mrs. Prager
    Marilyn Boyle
    • Supervisor
    Bernard Behrens
    Bernard Behrens
    • Purchasing Agent
    Marvin Goldhar
    • Detective #1
    Tim Henry
    Tim Henry
    • Detective #2
    Damir Andrei
    • Head Marshall
    • (as Damir Andre)
    • Director
      • John Korty
    • Writer
      • Al Ramrus
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      Suzanne Cyr's debut.

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    A great character study/drama, not completely factual
    This was a very good and forgotten TV movie that was shown on CBS once, and I don't think was ever aired again, anywhere-I'm lucky for my mother to have recorded it. Alan arkins' performance along with the performance of Michael Learned as Kaufmans' girlfriend, Ray Serra, and Jon Polito were fantastic. Original soundtrack flows superb. However this story is solely according to Harold Kaufman and the NJ Starledger news paper, and it makes Kaufman out to be an aging not-so-bad thief that suddenly has a crisis of conscience, in fact in a Starledger article released on the date the movie was aired, Kaufman admitted Michael Learneds' character never existed and was created for dramatic purposes
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    • Release date
      • March 4, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tödliches Geschäft
    • Filming locations
      • New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Thebaut Frey Productions
      • Taft Entertainment Television
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      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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