Night falls on Manhattan /

Night falls on Manhattan /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, c1998.
Description:	1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	English
Subject:	Political corruption -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama. Political corruption. Race relations. New York (N.Y.) -- Race relations -- Drama. New York (State) -- New York. Feature films. Drama. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6325757

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Other authors / contributors:	Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011
ISBN:	079215309X 9780792153092
Notes:	Videodisc release of a 1996 motion picture. Based on the novel Tainted evidence by Robert Daley. For specific features see interactive menu. Director/writer, Sidney Lumet ; producers, Josh Kramer, Thom Mount ; director of photography, David Watkin ; music, Mark Isham. Andy Garcia, Richard Dreyfuss, Lena Olin, Ian Holm, James Gandolfini, Colm Feore, Ron Leibman. DVD. English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Summary:	Sean Casey is just another idealistic assistant D.A.--until his prosecution of a cop-killing drug lord catapults him into the center of New York's tempestuous political arena. Vowing to follow the clues wherever they lead, the young D.A. embarks on a search for the truth that will force him to question his faith in the law, his loyalty to loved ones and his place in a system where justice is the ultimate con.
Target Audience:	Rated R.
Standard no.:	097360629279

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Summary:	A lawyer discovers just how fine the line between good and evil can be in this drama based on the novel Tainted Evidence by Robert Daley. When a carefully-planned bust of drug dealer Jordan Washington (Shiek Mahmud-Bey) goes sour, a shootout between Washington and officers from three precincts leaves a number of cops dead or wounded. Washington escapes in the confusion, but he turns himself in on the advice of gadfly lawyer Sam Vigoda (Richard Dreyfuss). District Attorney Morgenstern (Ron Leibman) appoints Sean Casey (Andy Garcia), a former cop new to trial law, to prosecute the case, less for his legal expertise than because Sean's father, Liam (Ian Holm), was one of the injured officers, guaranteeing good press. Despite Vigoda's allegations of widespread police corruption, Sean scores an easy victory in the case; Washington is behind bars, and the young lawyer's career is on the rise; however, the discovery of a dead body confirms suspicions that Vigoda's allegations have a basis in fact, and Sean learns that his father may be in on a police cover-up. Night Falls on Manhattan also features Lena Olin as Sean's girlfriend and James Gandolfini as Liam's partner. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Item Description:	Videodisc release of a 1996 motion picture. Based on the novel Tainted evidence by Robert Daley. For specific features see interactive menu.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Audience:	Rated R.
Production Credits:	Director/writer, Sidney Lumet ; producers, Josh Kramer, Thom Mount ; director of photography, David Watkin ; music, Mark Isham.
ISBN:	079215309X 9780792153092