Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)

Regisseur:

Sidney Lumet

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Robert Daley (novel)
Sidney Lumet (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

16. Mai 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Krimi | Drama

Werbezeile:

In a city of nine million people is there room for one honest man?

Plot:

A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.

Plot Keywords:

New York City | Neo Noir | Corrupt Cop | Corruption | Court Trial

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Must see for any law student:

Besetzung

Andy Garcia	...	Sean Casey
Ian Holm	...	Liam Casey
James Gandolfini	...	Joey Allegretto
Lena Olin	...	Peggy Lindstrom
Shiek Mahmud-Bey	...	Jordan Washington
Colm Feore	...	Elihu Harrison
Ron Leibman	...	Morgenstern
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Sam Vigoda
Dominic Chianese	...	Judge Impelliteri
Paul Guilfoyle	...	McGovern
Bonnie Rose	...	Instructor
Norman Matlock	...	Detective
Sidney Armus	...	Judge
James Murtaugh	...	Man in Asylum (as Jim Murtaugh)
Melba Martinez	...	Legal Aid Attorney

Alternativ:

Nacht über Manhattan (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Länge:

114 Min | USA:118 Min (director's cut)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Netherlands:12 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Iceland:14 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Drehorte:

Marietta, Georgia, USA

Firma:

Paramount Pictures

Dies und das:

Gastrolle: ['David Watkin' ]sleeping judge in the beginning of the film. This role is probably in jesting reference to Watkin's reputation for sleeping on his own sets between lighting setups.

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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.