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Night Falls on Manhattan

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
8.4K
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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
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    8.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sidney Lumet
    • Writers
      • Robert Daley
      • Sidney Lumet
    • Stars
      • Andy Garcia
      • Richard Dreyfuss
      • Lena Olin
    • 41User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Richard Dreyfuss, Andy Garcia, and Dominic Chianese in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
    Andy Garcia, Colm Feore, and Ron Leibman in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
    Andy Garcia and Ian Holm in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
    Andy Garcia and Lena Olin in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
    Andy Garcia and Sidney Lumet in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
    Richard Dreyfuss and Andy Garcia in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
    Richard Dreyfuss and Andy Garcia in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
    Andy Garcia in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
    Richard Dreyfuss and Andy Garcia in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
    Andy Garcia and Lena Olin in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
    Andy Garcia in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
    Andy Garcia and Ron Leibman in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)

    Top cast

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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(novel "Tainted Evidence")
      • Sidney Lumet(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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
      It is a conflict of interest for a son to prosecute a case when his father is the victim.
    • Quotes

      Sean Casey: You were a cop, Joe. Now you're a garbage! You are nothing!

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Night Falls on Manhattan/Rudyard Kipling's the Second Jungle Book/Love! Valour! Compassion!/Sprung/A Chef in Love (1997)

    User reviews41

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Cop Killer!
    A newly elected district attorney (Andy Garcia) finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father (Ian Holm) and his partner.

    This was a pretty good film. At first, I thought it was going to be about tracking down and then convicting the cop killer. But we find out that the killing, tracking and convicting are all accomplished relatively quickly, and only serve as a premise to open up the idea that certain police officers were working with the drug dealers.

    This is very well scripted, very well acted. And knowing a little bit about police corruption, the story does not even seem far fetched. Though it does have its darkly comical moments, such as having the killer strip naked for reporters.
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    • gavin6942
    • Jul 23, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La noche cae sobre Manhattan
    • Filming locations
      • Marietta, Georgia, 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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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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