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Night Falls on Manhattan

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
9.2K
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Andy Garcia in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
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A newly elected District Attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.A newly elected District Attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.A newly elected District Attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.

  • Director
    • Sidney Lumet
  • Writers
    • Robert Daley
    • Sidney Lumet
  • Stars
    • Andy Garcia
    • Richard Dreyfuss
    • Lena Olin
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    9.2K
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    • Director
      • Sidney Lumet
    • Writers
      • Robert Daley
      • Sidney Lumet
    • Stars
      • Andy Garcia
      • Richard Dreyfuss
      • Lena Olin
    • 44User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Andy Garcia
    Andy Garcia
    • Sean Casey
    Richard Dreyfuss
    Richard Dreyfuss
    • Sam Vigoda
    Lena Olin
    Lena Olin
    • Peggy Lindstrom
    Ian Holm
    Ian Holm
    • Liam Casey
    James Gandolfini
    James Gandolfini
    • Joey Allegretto
    Shiek Mahmud-Bey
    Shiek Mahmud-Bey
    • Jordan Washington
    Colm Feore
    Colm Feore
    • Elihu Harrison
    Ron Leibman
    Ron Leibman
    • Morgenstern
    Dominic Chianese
    Dominic Chianese
    • Judge Impelliteri
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • McGovern
    Bonnie Rose
    Bonnie Rose
    • Instructor
    Norman Matlock
    Norman Matlock
    • Detective
    Sidney Armus
    • Judge
    James Murtaugh
    James Murtaugh
    • Man in Asylum
    • (as Jim Murtaugh)
    Melba Martinez
    • Legal Aid Attorney
    Santo Fazio
    Santo Fazio
    • Eduardo
    Anthony Alessandro
    Anthony Alessandro
    • Shmuel
    David Fonteno
    David Fonteno
    • Captain #1
    • (as David Wolos-Fonteno)
    • Director
      • Sidney Lumet
    • Writers
      • Robert Daley
      • Sidney Lumet
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    8PredragReviews

    "Which corners can be cut?"

    If you enjoy straight-up, old-style dirty cop/courtroom stories, this may be the last of the great ones, filmed in 1997. Sidney Lumet directs. There are some really fine, passionate scenes that make you care about the characters. Three-fourths of the plot is roughly predictable, but this movie has the glow of being a fine, original, boiler plate version for many cop stories to come. Moody jazz trumpet score, including songs by Wynton Marsalis. And wow, what a cast: Andy Garcia, Ian Holm, Lena Olin, Richard Dreyfuss, James Gandolfini, Dominic Chianese. What more can I say?

    This movie introduces you to the complexities of the judicial system. It starts with the idealistic view. It leaves you to make the choice of what is right and what is wrong. You'll have to decide for yourself what is or would be justice. From the politics, the backroom deals and the downright corruption it's all there. It certainly isn't pretty because nobody's perfect. The acting is great but I've always felt Andy Garcia is a fine actor. The entire cast was well chosen and you feel their emotions and believe them as their character. The story moves along well and there are enough twists to keep you interested. This isn't a movie that leaves you cheering for more. It does however make you think about the complexities of justice. When your outside looking in things always look different than when you are inside looking out.

    Overall rating: 8 out of 10.
    7maureenwheat

    Must see for any law student:

    The plot was predictable; what was VERY good is the realistic sour compromises that atty's make. that alone warrants this movie as MUST SEE for students. I went to St.Johns University (undergraduate legal education), as did Sean Casey (AndyGarcia) No punches were pulled there, and that was reflected in the protagonist effort to make ethical decisions. There was one line that summarizes so much: "...if you want clean hands, become a priest. The degree to which police, criminal attys, DA's and all parties with knowledge about a criminal action get ugly is very true. This hopefully will take the hot air out of many law students, puffed up with him or herself. Well done and accurate, even if predictable. The DEVIL is in the movie detail.
    7butchfilms

    Interesting movie

    I liked this film, this is not a great movie but it's a good one, and the most important thing was that it didn't bore me for a moment.

    The performances are good, the plot is interesting and clever. What I didn't like about it was that the shots of the film looked like a movie made for TV.

    The plot is about how Sean Casey ,an assistant district attorney working for just six months, improves very fast in his way up at his job but he is going to discover many dirty things about policemen and politics and is at this point where he will have to make difficult decisions that will put in text his principles.

    If you like intelligent police or court movies, this one is for you.
    george.schmidt

    Lumet redux- Municipal corruption aplenty

    NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN (1997) *** Andy Garcia, Richard Dreyfuss, Ian Holm, Lena Olin, James Gandolfini, Ron Leibman, Shiek Mahmud-Bey. Excellent, gritty and absorbing crime drama dealing with Garcia as an assistant DA who becomes an overnight sensation after tackling a disturbing case of a drug dealer killing three cops on a raid gone awry that leads to a sticky web of corruption, lies, deceit and ultimately personal integrity. Garcia and Holm as his cop father, give superb performances as does Leibman as his teeth gnashing mentor (a delightful to watch turn) and Gandolfini as Holm's partner with some skeletons in his closet. Based on Robert Daley's book `Tainted Evidence' and adapted by the film's director Sidney Lumet with colorful panache of a true helmsman. – Letterman stooge Leonard Tepper is an extra in the jury (!)
    7=G=

    At what price justice?

    In "Night Falls on Manhattan", Garcia plays a rookie NYC District Attorney who finds himself struggling to cope with moral dilemmas and compromised principles in the "real world" of lawyering. Offering a solid cast with good performances, this Hollywood tinged film builds quickly and maintains momentum while digging into fundamental issues which bedevil characters from cops to judges in their personal and professional lives. Worth a look for anyone into dramas, especially those dealing with questions of ethics. (B)

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    • 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".
    • Goofs
      Judge Impelliteri's sentences are indeterminate sentences. Adding "no parole" to an indeterminate sentence makes no sense. He sentenced Washington to 3 terms of "25 years to life, with no parole." A sentence of 25 years to life is a life sentence in which you become eligible for parole after serving 25 years. He also gave Washington 2 terms of "15 to 25 years each, with no parole." This is an indeterminate sentence of 25 years where you become eligible for parole after serving 15 years.
    • Quotes

      Sean Casey: The two rat-fucks? Rat-fucks! You took money from Harlem's biggest dealer. You committed perjury at his trial. You engaged in a conspiracy to kill him when he wouldn't cough up more dough, and now you're offering to turn in seven other cops in order to save yourself, and you have the nerve to call them rat-fucks? You were a cop, Joe, and now you're garbage! You're nothing!

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Father's Day/Twin Town/The Fifth Element/Underworld/Children of the Revolution (1997)

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ніч над Мангеттеном
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA(location)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Spelling Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,889,670
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,933,255
      • May 18, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,889,670
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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