Detective Emily Eden is a tough New York City cop forced to go undercover to solve a puzzling murder. Her search for the truth takes her into a secret world of unwritten law and unspoken ...
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| Melanie Griffith | ... | Emily Eden | |
| Eric Thal | ... | Ariel | |
| John Pankow | ... | Levine | |
| Tracy Pollan | ... | Mara | |
| Lee Richardson | ... | Rebbe | |
| Mia Sara | ... | Leah | |
| Jamey Sheridan | ... | Nick | |
| Jake Weber | ... | Yaakov | |
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Ro'ee Levi | ... | Mendel |
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David Rosenbaum | ... | Mr. Klausman |
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Ruth Vool | ... | Mrs. Klausman |
| David Margulies | ... | Lt. Oliver | |
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Edward Rogers III | ... | Detective Tedford (as Ed Rogers III) |
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Maurice Schell | ... | Detective Marden |
| James Gandolfini | ... | Tony Baldessari | |
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Detective Emily Eden is a tough New York City cop forced to go undercover to solve a puzzling murder. Her search for the truth takes her into a secret world of unwritten law and unspoken power, a world where the only way out is deeper in! Written by Anonymous
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In a dangerous world of mystery and intrigue, she's going undercover searching for the truth. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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17 July 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Close to Eden See more »Filming Locations:
Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA See more »Edit
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$18,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
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This movie was used as the primary example of filmmaking on-set in Sidney Lumet's book "Making Movies" as he was shooting it at the time of writing. See more »Goofs
The position of Melanie's handbag when she visits her father. See more »Quotes
Emily Eden: With due respect, sir, inside every honest man, there's a thief trying to get out...See more »
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Here's a very low-key movie that centers around Hassidic Jews and their lifestyles, similar to what "Witness" was with the Amish people. I found it to be interesting look at the Hassidic way of life.
The first half of the film is much better than the second half, or this would rated higher. It has two big things going for it: wonderful golden-hued cinematography and not much gratuitous sex and profanity. It's probably too low-key, at least in that second half which needed more suspense and action to be a better-liked and known film.
Despite being difficult believing the soft-spoken Melanie Griffith as a tough NYC cop, she still does an excellent job in the lead role and Eric Thai, ditto, as the romantic interest. There are a few disappointments in the last part of the film but the very ending is good and surprised me.