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Night Falls on Manhattan

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
9.6K
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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
    6.7/10
    9.6K
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    • Director
      • Sidney Lumet
    • Writers
      • Robert Daley
      • Sidney Lumet
    • Stars
      • Andy Garcia
      • Richard Dreyfuss
      • Lena Olin
    • 44User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast83

    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
    • 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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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • 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 At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Father's Day/Twin Town/The Fifth Element/Underworld/Children of the Revolution (1997)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 16, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El lado oscuro de la justicia
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA(location)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Spelling Films
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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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 53m(113 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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