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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.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
James Murtaugh
- Man in Asylum
- (as Jim Murtaugh)
David Fonteno
- Captain #1
- (as David Wolos-Fonteno)
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- TriviaThis 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".
- GoofsJudge 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: You were a cop, Joe. Now you're a garbage! You are nothing!
Featured review
An interesting, complex and balanced film with good acting performances.
The film evokes complex life stories, characters who are not perfect, but still try to do something good.
Andy Garcia plays Sean Casey, a prosecutor who tries to put a dangerous criminal in jail who may be involved in a much bigger scandal.
The story is perfectly balanced, and the film itself does not choose the political side, but presents us with a complex world full of difficult choices.
Films like this are rare, precisely because they don't choose sides, and therefore are interesting and deal with universal things that interest everyone.
A film like this does not alienate the viewer, but draws him into an interesting world and tries to portray the struggle for the principles that make us who we are.
The cast is good, the actors made an effort to bring these interesting characters to life and show their emotions. The film is well directed and the cinematography is excellent.
An interesting film with complex characters and an excellent cast.
The film evokes complex life stories, characters who are not perfect, but still try to do something good.
Andy Garcia plays Sean Casey, a prosecutor who tries to put a dangerous criminal in jail who may be involved in a much bigger scandal.
The story is perfectly balanced, and the film itself does not choose the political side, but presents us with a complex world full of difficult choices.
Films like this are rare, precisely because they don't choose sides, and therefore are interesting and deal with universal things that interest everyone.
A film like this does not alienate the viewer, but draws him into an interesting world and tries to portray the struggle for the principles that make us who we are.
The cast is good, the actors made an effort to bring these interesting characters to life and show their emotions. The film is well directed and the cinematography is excellent.
An interesting film with complex characters and an excellent cast.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- La nit cau sobre Manhattan
- Filming locations
- New York City, New York, USA(location)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,889,670
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,933,255
- May 18, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $9,889,670
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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